CANNING Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

canning

verb

present participle of can

as in stopping

slang to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end can the chatter, or I'm kicking you out of this library

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as in sacking

to let go from office, service, or employment the cashier was summarily canned for stealing from the registers

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Recent Examples of canning Nicolas Appert’s invention of canning in glass jars paved the way for mass production, while the Mason jar, patented by John Mason in 1858, made home preservation safer and more accessible. —

Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026 On Tuesday, news emerged that OpenAI was canning its chaotic and controversial text-to-video AI app, Sora. —

Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 25 Mar. 2026 Many popular influencers have been filming themselves tending flower gardens, canning pickles, and baking bread—usually to promote slower living and the benefits that come with it. —

Erica Jackson Curran, Parents, 15 Mar. 2026 Club West also is looking at eventually canning cocktails for distribution. —

Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026 Farrell looked for a lane before pulling up on the right baseline and canning a 17-footer for the lead. —

Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026 Gray also said that marinating or canning salmon in antioxidant-rich sauces can further help reduce oxidation and preserve omega-3 fatty acids. —

Eleesha Lockett, Verywell Health, 20 Feb. 2026 Upper-middle-class urban millennials were canning preserves, pickling vegetables, and posting their creations on websites like Punk Domestics. —

Annie Levin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026 For a franchise that desperately needs stability, canning the coach one year in wouldn’t help, but there wasn’t much about Glenn’s first season that offered promise for the future. —

Zak Keefer, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026

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Peanut cannot smell, but caregivers say that limitation does not appear to be stopping him from adjusting to his new surroundings.

— Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
There are 81 rooms in total, ranging from classic doubles to one-bedroom apartments, while the show-stopping penthouse suite has a dining table for eight, a dressing room and an enormous 130-square-metre rooftop terrace with a private sauna and cold plunge pool overlooking Fitzrovia.

— Siobhan Grogan, TheWeek, 7 Apr. 2026