Synonyms for cancel
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Rescind — to kill
rescind, revoke, annul, terminate, nullify, abrogate, abolish, obliterate, stop, repeal, wipe out, stay, waive, cease, strike out, destroy, rub out, vacate, kill, eliminate, cross out, void
4. Blacklist — to cease to provide financial or moral support to (someone deemed unacceptable); to disinvite. Compare cancel…
blacklist, deplatform formal
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To invalidate or annul something.
He cancelled his order on their website.
- v. 2
To kill.
- v. 3
To cease to provide financial or moral support to (someone deemed unacceptable); to disinvite. Compare cancel culture.
- v. 4
To cross out something with lines etc.
Related words
- Word family
- cancellation
- Phrases
- cancel out dumb cancel mute cancel
Forms
- Past participle
- canceled
e.g. canceled → rescinded, revoked, annulled, terminated…
Choose the right word
Cancel, efface, erase, expunge, and obliterate have as their first meaning the removal of written characters or other forms of record.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- terminate Globalists want to terminate the property till 2030.
- revoke We don't think they have the ability to revoke your privileges.
- remit We will need to remit the case to a superior court.
- blacklist I considered doing something like blocking edits based on a blacklist.
By length
- 4 letters
- stop1, stay1, kill1, void1, undo2
- 5 letters
- cease1, scrub1, waive1, remit2, annul2, belay
- 6 letters
- delete2, repeal2, revoke2, vacate2
- 7 letters
- destroy2, scratch1, abolish3, rescind2, nullify3
- 8 letters
- abrogate3
- 9 letters
- eliminate4, terminate3, blacklist2, transpose2
- 10 letters
- invalidate4, obliterate4, deplatform
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (undo2 = 2 syllables).