Synonyms of cancels

cancels

verb

present tense third-person singular of cancel

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abandons
• revokes
• aborts
• repeals
• scraps
• withdraws
• rescinds
• suspends
• halts
• terminates
• reverses
• recalls
• drops
• ends
• calls
• interrupts
• retracts
• nullifies
• calls off
• scrubs
• invalidates
• discontinues
• stops
• abrogates
• annuls
• cries off
• voids
• recants
• relinquishes
• writes off
• rolls back
• takes back
• breaks off
• countermands
• surrenders
• holds back
• gives up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continues
• keeps
• begins
• promises
• engages
• starts
• initiates
• commences
• undertakes
• pledges
• takes on
• takes up

2

as in abolishes

to put an end to by formal action

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abolishes
• repeals
• avoids
• overturns
• vacates
• rescinds
• invalidates
• nullifies
• revokes
• dismisses
• suspends
• negates
• withdraws
• abrogates
• voids
• annuls
• quashes
• dissolves
• reverses
• rejects
• strikes down
• abates
• rolls back
• retracts
• nulls
• removes
• sets aside
• overrules
• does away with
• vetoes
• forbids
• eliminates
• overrides
• disannuls
• erases
• prohibits
• recalls
• aborts
• bans
• disallows
• enjoins
• calls
• countermands
• eradicates
• annihilates
• drops
• calls off
• liquidates
• outlaws
• throws out
• breaks down
• writes off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enacts
• establishes
• lays down
• founds
• institutes
• passes
• validates
• approves
• permits
• authorizes
• legislates
• allows
• endorses
• clears
• orders
• legitimizes
• prescribes
• ratifies
• formalizes
• warrants
• legalizes
• legitimates
• sanctions
• mandates
• commands
• decrees

3

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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deletes
• erases
• removes
• kills
• censors
• strikes (out)
• crosses (out)
• elides
• strokes (out)
• obliterates
• edits (out)
• eradicates
• scratches (out)
• blue-pencils
• suppresses
• expunges
• effaces
• shortens
• deles
• wipes out
• clips
• excises
• blots out
• abbreviates
• roots (out)
• x's (out)
• rubs out
• represses
• silences
• launders
• crops
• cuts
• redacts
• cleans (up)
• red-pencils
• bowdlerizes
• expurgates
• blips
• bleeps
• blacks out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stets

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erases
• eradicates
• abolishes
• destroys
• obliterates
• annihilates
• effaces
• liquidates
• exterminates
• stamps (out)
• shatters
• sweeps (away)
• demolishes
• wipes out
• expunges
• roots (out)
• kills
• cleans (up)
• blots out
• dismantles
• snuffs (out)
• extirpates
• blacks out
• discards
• flattens
• ravages
• decimates
• consumes
• devastates
• rubs out
• ruins
• dissolves
• smashes
• terminates
• ejects
• expels
• wastes
• wrecks
• devours
• dashes
• dooms
• finishes
• mows (down)
• blasts
• pulverizes
• tears down
• totals
• zaps
• atomizes
• razes
• ditches
• ousts
• fragments
• kills off
• jettisons
• blows up
• excises
• powders
• cuts
• throws out
• dynamites
• splinters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protects
• preserves
• saves
• creates
• conserves
• makes
• builds
• manufactures
• forms
• constructs
• shapes
• forges
• restores
• renews
• repairs
• frames
• reconstructs
• fashions
• fabricates
• fixes
• rebuilds
• renovates
• revamps
• reconditions
• mends
• patches

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cancels

That largely cancels the trade winds that usually push warm water toward Asia. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026

Under Department of Transportation guidelines, a traveler is entitled to a refund regardless of the reason if an airline cancels a flight, and the customer chooses not to travel. — Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

The Journal alleged that such behavior has become a pattern for Fetterman, who often cancels meetings. — Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

Tennis has always been highly dependent on the weather; unlike in soccer or football, rain cancels or delays a match until the court is dry enough to be playable. — Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026

When investors redeem shares, the fund cancels those shares and pays investors their value based on NAV. — Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026

Nobody enjoys the friend who confirms twice and cancels an hour out, or the collaborator who vanishes mid-project. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Trump cancels Iran strikes at countries' request ahead of Monday negotiations. — FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 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