Synonyms for cancellation
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Noun
1. Termination — the act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the…
termination, annulment, revocation, rescission, abrogation, abolition, nullification, invalidation, stoppage, vitiation, repeal, renunciation, devalidation
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Definitions
- n. 1
The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.
Related words
- Word family
- cancel
- Phrases
- active noise cancellation noise cancellation
- Other spellings
- cancelation US
Forms
- Plural
- cancellations → terminations, annulments, revocations, rescissions…
Example sentences
- termination Tom sued his employer for wrongful termination.
- annulment Until the annulment, they were still married.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| cancellation | falling | |
| termination | falling | |
| revocation | falling | |
| annulment | steady | |
| rescission | falling | |
| defacement | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- repeal2
- 7 letters
- erasure
- 8 letters
- stoppage2
- 9 letters
- abolition4, annulment3, vitiation
- 10 letters
- revocation4, abrogation4, rescission3, defacement
- 11 letters
- termination4
- 12 letters
- renunciation5, invalidation5, devalidation
- 13 letters
- nullification5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (repeal2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- annulation
- Español
- anulación
- Català
- anul·lació