cancel Synonyms
cancel Meaning
cancel (n)
a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
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
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.
cancel Sentence Examples
- 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.
- The restaurant had to cancel my reservation because they were fully booked for the evening.
- The school announced that they would cancel classes for the rest of the week due to a flu outbreak.
- Unfortunately, we had to cancel our vacation plans due to unforeseen circumstances.
- The company had to cancel the product launch event because the manufacturing process encountered delays.
- I have to cancel our dinner date tonight because I'm feeling under the weather.
- The concert ticket website crashed due to overwhelming demand, forcing organizers to cancel ticket sales temporarily.
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
repeal, scrap, rescind, withdraw,abandon, revoke, abort, suspend,terminate, call off
keep, continue, keep,continue, start, engage, start, begin, initiate, initiate
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.
