canceled out
Made each other zero
Canceled out describes opposing forces neutralizing each other so neither has effect.
Positive and negative numbers cancel out to zero.
The tax increase was canceled out by the new deduction.
One vote cancels out another.
The phrase emphasizes mutual negation—both things effectively disappear rather than one simply defeating the other.
Declared legally void
- voidedMade legally ineffective
- invalidatedMade no longer binding
- negatedMade invalid or ineffective
- neutralizedMade ineffective or harmless
abrogated · rescinded · revoked · repealed · quashed · vacated · countermanded · vitiated
Made ineffective or harmless
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
- counterbalancedEqualized by opposing weight
- compensatedPaid for service rendered
- negatedMade invalid or ineffective
balanced out · equalized · corrected · rectified · mitigated · nullified · squared · zeroed out
Not fastened or completed
- overturnedTurned upside down
- overruledRejected by higher authority
- retractedWithdrew a prior statement
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
repealed · revoked · rolled back · backtracked · unwound · unmade · turned around · flipped
Permanently removed
- expungedOfficially removed completely
- obliteratedUtterly and completely destroyed
- wipedCleaned by rubbing
- effacedRemoved from visibility
removed · scrubbed · cleared · struck out · blotted out · rubbed out · crossed out · extinguished
annulled
Declared legally void
- voidedMade legally ineffective
- invalidatedMade no longer binding
- negatedMade invalid or ineffective
neutralized · abrogated · rescinded · revoked · repealed · quashed · vacated · countermanded · vitiated · set aside
neutralized
Made ineffective or harmless
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
- counterbalancedEqualized by opposing weight
- compensatedPaid for service rendered
negated · balanced out · equalized · corrected · rectified · mitigated · nullified · squared · zeroed out · washed out
undone
Not fastened or completed
- overturnedTurned upside down
- overruledRejected by higher authority
- retractedWithdrew a prior statement
withdrawn · repealed · revoked · rolled back · backtracked · unwound · unmade · turned around · flipped · inverted
deleted
Permanently removed
- expungedOfficially removed completely
- obliteratedUtterly and completely destroyed
- wipedCleaned by rubbing
effaced · removed · scrubbed · cleared · struck out · blotted out · rubbed out · crossed out · extinguished · eliminated
canceled outreinforced
Made more resistant
amplified · compounded · multiplied · magnified · intensified
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