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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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