CANCELING Synonyms: 216 Similar and Opposite Words

canceling

verb

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present participle of cancel

as in calling

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

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as in repealing

to put an end to by formal action the agreement can be canceled by either side with a formal written notice

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as in deleting

to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it canceled the check and wrote a new one

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as in abolishing

to destroy all traces of it seemed as though all honor and decency had been canceled by the war's new moral order

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Recent Examples of canceling One takes aim at practices the agency says keep sellers bound to its platform and help Amazon unlawfully dominate the landscape for online marketplaces, and another over practices allegedly meant to trick Prime subscribers out of cancelling service. —

Jody Godoy, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024 Noise-cancelling over-ear headphones make great gifts, and this pair of Beats Studio Pro x Kim Kardashian Bluetooth Noise Cancelling Headphones are 54% off and more than 10,000 perfect 5-star ratings on Amazon. —

Becca Blond, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024 What the hell was Paramount+ thinking, canceling Evil when creators Robert and Michelle King ended season 4 on such a wickedly enticing note? —

Ew Staff, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024 Zayn Malik is apologizing to fans after canceling a concert in England hours before showtime, weeks after Liam Payne's death. —

Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024 Those include getting rid of taxes on tips and overtime, canceling taxes on Social Security, and stopping the double taxation of Americans living abroad. —

Aris Folley, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024 First, Xcel had no simple form for canceling gas service due to electrification. —

K.k. Duvivier, The Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2024 Hear the difference between a conversation with the noise-canceling headset turned on and off. —

IEEE Spectrum, 3 Dec. 2024 The headphones' design offers some noise canceling and the unique elastic and Velcro strap helps prevent accidental adjustments. —

Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 3 Dec. 2024

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The Senate filibuster, which requires 60 votes to break, could also serve as a barrier to repealing these programs, unless Republicans in the Senate eliminate the filibuster (which is unlikely) or are able to bypass the procedural barrier through the budget reconciliation process.

Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
For years there has been much talk about repealing the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) for those retirees who receive another government pension.

Thomas Hager, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024