cancel out
Make mutually void
Cancel out means to neutralize or negate by opposing with an equal force.
Two effects cancel out when each eliminates the other: The tax increase and the rebate cancel each other out.
In math, terms cancel out when they can be removed from both sides of an equation.
The phrase emphasizes mutual nullification—neither side wins; both disappear.
Nullify by opposing force
- negateCancel or disprove
- nullifyMake of no effect
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
- counterbalanceOffsetting force or weight
neutralize · equalize · void · annul · invalidate · undo · quash · obviate
Take something away
- eradicateDestroy completely, utterly
- deleteRemove or erase
- expungeDelete entirely, officially
- obliterateDestroy all traces of
extinguish · void · annul · abolish · rescind · revoke · terminate · suppress
State of balance
- equipoiseEqual distribution of weight
- parityState of being equal
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
counterweight · counterbalance · equalize · stabilize · even · level · proportion · adjustment
counteract
Nullify by opposing force
counterbalance · neutralize · equalize · void · annul · invalidate · undo · quash · obviate · countervail
remove
Take something away
obliterate · extinguish · void · annul · abolish · rescind · revoke · terminate · suppress · clear
equilibrium
State of balance
- equipoiseEqual distribution of weight
- parityState of being equal
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
offset · counterweight · counterbalance · equalize · stabilize · even · level · proportion · adjustment · reconcile
- counteractneutralize, offset, counterbalance, negate, nullify
- math expressionsdo the math, add up, crunch numbers, number crunching, number cruncher
cancel outpreserve
Protect from loss
maintain · sustain · perpetuate · compound · accumulate
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