canceled
No longer happening
Canceled is the past tense of cancel—to call off, revoke, or end something: The flight was canceled due to weather.
In contemporary slang, canceled describes someone publicly rejected for offensive behavior or statements: He got canceled after those tweets surfaced.
This sense emerged from social media call-out culture in the late 2010s.
Also spelled cancelled.
Abruptly dismissed
- droppedLet fall downward
- terminatedBrought to an end
- scrappedDiscarded as useless
- shelvedDeferred or stored away
abandoned · discontinued · cut · killed · ended · stopped · pulled · nixed
Made legally void
- voidedMade legally ineffective
- invalidatedMade no longer binding
- revokedOfficially canceled or withdrawn
- rescindedFormally withdrew or canceled
annulled · quashed · overturned · vacated · negated · abrogated · countermanded · disallowed
Obligation for one's actions
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- backlashStrong negative reaction
- calloutPublic accusation or summons
- deplatformedExpelled from online platforms
unfollowed · blocked · muted · ostracized · blacklisted · shunned · disgraced · exposed
Brought to an end
miscarried · unsuccessful · incomplete · unrealized · interrupted · truncated · broken off · stillborn
axed
Abruptly dismissed
- droppedLet fall downward
- terminatedBrought to an end
- scrappedDiscarded as useless
shelved · abandoned · discontinued · cut · killed · ended · stopped · pulled · nixed · shuttered
nullified
Made legally void
- voidedMade legally ineffective
- invalidatedMade no longer binding
- revokedOfficially canceled or withdrawn
rescinded · annulled · quashed · overturned · vacated · negated · abrogated · countermanded · disallowed · repealed
accountability
Obligation for one's actions
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- backlashStrong negative reaction
- calloutPublic accusation or summons
deplatformed · unfollowed · blocked · muted · ostracized · blacklisted · shunned · disgraced · exposed · viral
terminated
Brought to an end
failed · miscarried · unsuccessful · incomplete · unrealized · interrupted · truncated · broken off · stillborn · scrubbed
delayed
Made to wait longer
- suspendedHalted or hanging temporarily
- rescheduledAssigned a new time
- deferredSet aside until later
put off · tabled · held · adjourned · paused · on hold · pushed back · set aside · stayed · benched
- Americanismsaluminum, fixin' to, apartment, howdy, candy
- disgracedishonor, disgrace, downfall, stigma, scandal
- flight statusbooked, delayed, boarding, departed, arrived
- scheduling termsASAP, appointment, meeting, booking, reservation
- statusespending, active, approved, inactive, completed
- broadcast statuslive, recorded, on air, off air, streaming
canceledconfirmed
Established as accurate
scheduled · on · happening · going ahead · proceeding
canceledvalid
Legally or logically sound
authorized · authenticated · validated · certified · active
- cancel outNeutralize by opposing force
- canceling outOpposing effects becoming void
- cancelled outNeutralized by opposition
- canceled outNegated by opposing force
- noise cancelingEliminates unwanted ambient audio
- canceling plansWithdrawing from commitments
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