CANCELS Synonyms: 214 Similar and Opposite Words

cancels

verb

present tense third-person singular of cancel

as in abandons

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

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as in abolishes

to put an end to by formal action the agreement can be canceled by either side with a formal written notice

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as in deletes

to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it canceled the check and wrote a new one

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as in erases

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

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Recent Examples of cancels Given how Netflix often cancels series after cliffhanger season 1s, this might be best for everyone involved, really. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Local immigrant rights groups are hoping Costa Mesa cancels its contract with Flock, a security hardware company known for its automatic license plate readers. — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 14 July 2026 This program cancels the remaining balance on federal student loans after eligible borrowers consistently make payments on their student debt for 10 years. — Benjamin Leff, The Conversation, 9 July 2026 To combat bots, Ticketmaster, the primary ticketing platform for many concerts, blocks automated software, identifies and shuts down fake accounts and cancels orders that violate its policies. — Sydney Goh, CNBC, 27 June 2026 Trump cancels housing bill-signing ceremony. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 25 June 2026 Trump cancels the housing bill signing ceremony. — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 24 June 2026 Amazon cancels distribution of Sam Altman film. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 23 June 2026 When American Airlines cancels a flight, the airline will rebook you on the next flight with available seats, according to its website. — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026

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Verb

When Moore finally abandons the pretense and focuses in earnest on his presidential ambitions, the damage to Maryland will be incalculable and likely irreparable.

— Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026
Watch On After losing their son, Gaku (Kengo Kora), in battle, the Tawara family blends back into modern Japanese life and abandons their nights-and-weekends ninja mayhem.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 10 July 2026

Definition of abandons

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Codify a rule stating that when an issuer deletes or consolidates a narrative risk factor to make room for precise financial mapping, that cleanup cannot be introduced as evidence of a material omission.

— Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Disney deletes all biometric numerical values within 30 days, except in cases where the data must be maintained for legal or fraud-prevention purposes.

— Brady Macdonald, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2026

Definition of deletes

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However, this innovative material completely erases thermal signatures from infrared screens by altering how heat is emitted and detected.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
Windows automatically erases them after 72 hours to prevent them from using too much disk space.

— Chris Hoffman, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026

Definition of erases

Verb

The measure repeals provisions in Finland’s 1987 Nuclear Energy Act that banned the import, production, possession and detonation of nuclear explosives.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
To offset some of the cost of the cuts, the law repeals several existing tax credits and sales tax exemptions, including incentives tied to teleworking expenses, electric and hybrid vehicles, and medical equipment manufacturing.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 11 May 2026

Definition of repeals

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But that also eradicates a crucial option - to mount a show trial and scapegoat him for all the ills of his rule, thus absolving others.

— Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Treating the underlying condition eradicates the need for drug treatments that act globally.

— Dr. Patricia Richard, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026