canceling (out)

verb

variants or cancelling (out)
present participle of cancel (out)
as in offsetting
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective unfortunately, this one indiscretion will cancel out a long record of accomplishment

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canceling (out)
  1. offsetting
  2. correcting
  3. neutralizing
Verb
  • Jaguars rookie Josh Cameron returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for a would-be touchdown, but it was called back because of offsetting penalties including a hold by Jacksonville’s Branson Combs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Strategies in the crosshairs include those that use straddles to produce capital gains and ordinary losses from offsetting positions.
    — Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of offsetting
Verb
  • After a few months, Fei and Wang identified a promising new approach to building error-correcting codes.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The ultimate pièce de résistance, however, is its green, redness-correcting tint.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of correcting
Verb
  • The compound also acts as a potent antioxidant, neutralizing unstable molecules that build up in non-healing wounds and cause cellular damage.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Cousins operates a quick-release passing game, neutralizing opposing pass rushers.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of neutralizing
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“Canceling (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canceling%20%28out%29. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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