CRYING OFF Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

crying off

verb

present participle of cry off

as in canceling

to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) their film deal had been abruptly cried off, and now the filmmakers were back to square one

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Recent Examples of crying off People were crying off-camera a lot. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026

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The agent reported that the API lacked authorization checks for canceling other people's reservations.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Hong's past social media comments over canceling Thanksgiving may have played a role in her downfall.

— Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of canceling

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The Cowboys and Saints were fined $500,000 apiece for scrapping at their joint practice this week.

— Chris Branch, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
In early January, Microsoft revealed its involvement and kicked off a PR blitz — holding town halls, pledging not to drive up power bills and, in a major shift, scrapping non-disclosure agreements and property tax breaks with local governments.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of scrapping

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With the approval, Starfish can operate for two years, but city staff said there is also a formal process for revoking its special use permit, if persistent problems arise.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
By the end of 2017, the subsidiary paid $20 million to Rivera’s company, Interamerican Consulting, before revoking the contract.

— Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of revoking

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The Council earlier this month approved an ordinance repealing a July measure that directed the city manager to assess living conditions at the apartments and make emergency repairs.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
That includes prohibiting the construction of AI data centers in rural Texas neighborhoods, reducing the impacts of data centers on local communities, and repealing sales tax exemptions and other incentives.

— Jack Fink, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of repealing

Verb

For the United States, that means encouraging reform, including human rights protections, and calling off the bargain that has allowed autocratic allies to get away with grievous repression.

— MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Citing unnamed sources, the Post reported that the shortfall of key weapons contributed to Trump calling off major strikes on Iran and making another push for diplomacy.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 7 Aug. 2026

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