cancellation

1 the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to the misbehavior of a few bad apples at the end of the football game resulted in the cancellation of the victory party 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, abrogation, annulment, avoidance, abolition (also cancelation), defeasance, dissolution, invalidation, negation, nullification, quashing, repeal, rescindment, voidingWords 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, removalNear 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