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cancellation

noun
variants: also cancelation

Synonyms and Antonyms of cancellation

1 the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to

  • bad weather forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights
Synonyms of cancellation

abandonment, abortion, calling, calling off, dropping, recall, recision, repeal, rescission, revocation
Words Related to cancellation

annulment, invalidation, neutralization, nullification, voidance

abolishment, abolition, ending, halting, stopping, termination

giving up, relinquishment, surrender

reversal, rollback
Near Antonyms of cancellation

beginning, commencement, initiation

engagement, undertaking
Antonyms of cancellation

continuation

2 the doing away with something by formal action

  • a blanket cancellation of all military leave for the duration of the crisis
Synonyms of cancellation

abatement, abolishment, abolition, abrogation, annulment, avoidance, defeasance, dissolution, invalidation, negation, nullification, quashing, repeal, rescindment, voiding
Words Related to cancellation

abortion, calling off, recall

countermand, override, overruling, overturn, veto

retraction, reversal, revocation, suspension, withdrawal

banning, enjoining, forbiddance, outlawing, prohibition

disallowance, dismissal, rejection

elimination, eradication, erasure, liquidation, removal
Near Antonyms of cancellation

enactment, legislation

establishment, founding, institution

formalization, legalization, legitimation, legitimization, validation

passing, ratification

approval, authorization, clearance, endorsement (also indorsement), permission, sanctioning

commandment, decreeing, mandating, ordering, prescription

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