cancel Antonyms

Meaning of cancel

Wordnet

cancel (n)

a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

Wordnet

cancel (v)

postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

make up for

declare null and void; make ineffective

remove or make invisible

make invalid for use

Webster

cancel (v. i.)

To inclose or surround, as with a railing, or with latticework.

To shut out, as with a railing or with latticework; to exclude.

To cross and deface, as the lines of a writing, or as a word or figure; to mark out by a cross line; to blot out or obliterate.

To annul or destroy; to revoke or recall.

To suppress or omit; to strike out, as matter in type.

An inclosure; a boundary; a limit.

The suppression or striking out of matter in type, or of a printed page or pages.

The part thus suppressed.

FAQs About the word cancel

a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat, postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled, make up for, declare null and void; make ineffectiv

abandon, repeal, withdraw, revoke, scrap, abort, rescind, discontinue, halt, drop

continue, keep, continue, keep, begin, initiate, begin, initiate, engage, start

The airline had to cancel numerous flights due to adverse weather conditions.

I need to cancel my appointment with the dentist because of a sudden work obligation.

The event organizer decided to cancel the outdoor concert due to the forecasted thunderstorm.

Please cancel my subscription to the magazine; I no longer wish to receive it.