Synonyms of canceling

canceling

verb

variants or cancelling

present participle of cancel

1

as in abandoning

to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)

please call to cancel your appointment with the dentist if you can't make it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abandoning
• revoking
• aborting
• scrapping
• repealing
• withdrawing
• rescinding
• suspending
• terminating
• recalling
• reversing
• dropping
• halting
• interrupting
• ending
• calling
• scrubbing
• discontinuing
• retracting
• calling off
• nullifying
• annulling
• invalidating
• stopping
• abrogating
• voiding
• crying off
• relinquishing
• writing off
• taking back
• rolling back
• recanting
• countermanding
• breaking off
• holding back
• surrendering
• giving up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuing
• keeping
• engaging
• beginning
• starting
• initiating
• promising
• commencing
• pledging
• undertaking
• taking up
• taking on

2

as in abolishing

to put an end to by formal action

the agreement can be canceled by either side with a formal written notice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abolishing
• repealing
• avoiding
• overturning
• voiding
• rescinding
• vacating
• invalidating
• nullifying
• annulling
• revoking
• suspending
• withdrawing
• dismissing
• abrogating
• negating
• dissolving
• quashing
• reversing
• rejecting
• rolling back
• nulling
• vetoing
• striking down
• retracting
• removing
• setting aside
• eliminating
• abating
• doing away with
• prohibiting
• disannulling
• overruling
• forbidding
• banning
• overriding
• recalling
• aborting
• outlawing
• erasing
• enjoining
• calling
• disallowing
• countermanding
• dropping
• eradicating
• liquidating
• annihilating
• calling off
• writing off
• throwing out
• breaking down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enacting
• establishing
• instituting
• founding
• laying down
• passing
• validating
• authorizing
• approving
• permitting
• ratifying
• legislating
• allowing
• endorsing
• ordering
• clearing
• legitimizing
• legalizing
• prescribing
• warranting
• formalizing
• mandating
• commanding
• legitimating
• sanctioning
• decreeing

3

as in deleting

to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it

canceled the check and wrote a new one

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deleting
• removing
• erasing
• censoring
• killing
• crossing (out)
• striking (out)
• stroking (out)
• scratching (out)
• editing (out)
• eliding
• deleing
• obliterating
• eradicating
• expunging
• suppressing
• blue-penciling
• clipping
• excising
• shortening
• wiping out
• effacing
• x-ing (out)
• blotting out
• cutting
• redacting
• abbreviating
• bleeping
• rubbing out
• silencing
• rooting (out)
• laundering
• cropping
• cleaning (up)
• expurgating
• repressing
• blipping
• bowdlerizing
• red-penciling
• blacking out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stetting

4

as in erasing

to destroy all traces of

it seemed as though all honor and decency had been canceled by the war's new moral order

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erasing
• eradicating
• abolishing
• destroying
• obliterating
• expunging
• liquidating
• exterminating
• annihilating
• wiping out
• shattering
• sweeping (away)
• demolishing
• effacing
• stamping (out)
• ruining
• cleaning (up)
• blotting out
• extirpating
• killing
• dismantling
• discarding
• rooting (out)
• decimating
• wrecking
• devastating
• ravaging
• wasting
• blacking out
• flattening
• consuming
• rubbing out
• snuffing (out)
• dissolving
• terminating
• smashing
• razing
• finishing
• ejecting
• ditching
• blasting
• expelling
• mowing (down)
• totaling
• tearing down
• fragmenting
• dashing
• dynamiting
• splintering
• pulverizing
• jettisoning
• devouring
• excising
• atomizing
• ousting
• dooming
• killing off
• powdering
• cutting
• zapping
• blowing up
• throwing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protecting
• saving
• preserving
• creating
• conserving
• making
• forming
• building
• constructing
• shaping
• manufacturing
• forging
• framing
• restoring
• renewing
• repairing
• fixing
• rebuilding
• reconstructing
• fashioning
• fabricating
• revamping
• patching
• renovating
• reconditioning
• mending

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of canceling

How about canceling the election altogether, as the king has suggested? —Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026

Fuel shortages are keeping doctors and nurses away from work and hospitals are canceling surgeries and delaying vaccines for children and life-saving treatments such as kidney dialysis and radiation therapy. —Mark Weisbrot, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026

Focusing on the challenges of navigating traffic in busy London, the researchers used specialized testing equipment with hundreds of audio signals on a bunch of headphones well-regarded for their noise canceling capabilities. —New Atlas, 8 Apr. 2026

But that bar was browbeaten by critics into pausing and then canceling the project. —Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026

Why some travelers are canceling trips right now When the Iran war broke out, travel was disrupted beyond just the Middle East. —Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2026

The fire forced evacuations and closures, with Moreno Valley College announcing it would be closed Friday and Saturday, canceling all events on its main campus. —Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026

Indigo is one of a handful of airlines that are rerouting and canceling flights to avoid Pakistan’s airspace. —Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026

Soundcore Earbuds Deal The Soundcore P31i earbuds pack flagship technology into a pocket-sized design, featuring adaptive noise cancelling that can silence up to 52dB of external roar. —Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026