canceling
Voiding a commitment
Canceling is the act of calling off, revoking, or nullifying something previously scheduled or agreed upon.
You cancel an appointment, a subscription, a flight, or a contract.
In contemporary usage, canceling someone refers to withdrawing public support or boycotting a person—typically a celebrity or public figure—after they've said or done something objectionable.
They're canceling him over those old tweets.
This social phenomenon is often called cancel culture.
Nullifying legally
- voidingNullifying or emptying
- nullifyingMaking of no effect
- invalidatingMaking something null
- revokingOfficially canceling authorization
rescinding · abolishing · repealing · quashing · dissolving · abrogating · retracting · withdrawing
Counteracting with equivalence
- neutralizingMaking something ineffective
- counteractingOpposing to neutralize
- negatingNullifying or invalidating
- counterbalancingOffsetting with equal force
evening out · zeroing out · balancing out · equalization · compensation · nullification · washing out · leveling
Marked by hesitation
- stoppingCeasing to continue
- pausingStopping briefly mid-action
- suspendingTemporarily ceasing activity
- breaking offHalting abruptly mid-action
cutting short · aborting · pulling the plug · calling off · shutting down · cessation · stoppage · abandoning
Setting a different time
- deferringPostponing or yielding respectfully
- delayingCausing later occurrence
- suspendingTemporarily ceasing activity
- shelvingHorizontal storage surfaces
tabling · postponing · putting off · pushing back · holding off · adjourning · rain check · bumping
Failure to satisfy expectations
- dismayDistressed loss of courage
- deflatedEmptied of pressure
- frustratedAnnoyed by obstacles
- bummedCasually disappointed or downcast
gutted · disheartened · crestfallen · no-show · dashed hopes · anticlimactic · heartbroken · devastated
Relieving oneself of weight
- freeing upMaking accessible or available
- escapingDeparting confinement hastily
- backing outWithdrawing from a commitment
- opting outChoosing not to participate
bailing · dodging · avoiding · skipping · exemption · liberation · release · off the hook
annulling
Nullifying legally
- voidingNullifying or emptying
- nullifyingMaking of no effect
- invalidatingMaking something null
revoking · rescinding · abolishing · repealing · quashing · dissolving · abrogating · retracting · withdrawing · overturning
offsetting
Counteracting with equivalence
- neutralizingMaking something ineffective
- counteractingOpposing to neutralize
- negatingNullifying or invalidating
counterbalancing · evening out · zeroing out · balancing out · equalization · compensation · nullification · washing out · leveling
halting
Marked by hesitation
- stoppingCeasing to continue
- pausingStopping briefly mid-action
- suspendingTemporarily ceasing activity
breaking off · cutting short · aborting · pulling the plug · calling off · shutting down · cessation · stoppage · abandoning · scrubbing
rescheduling
Setting a different time
- deferringPostponing or yielding respectfully
- delayingCausing later occurrence
- suspendingTemporarily ceasing activity
shelving · tabling · postponing · putting off · pushing back · holding off · adjourning · rain check · bumping · moving
letdown
Failure to satisfy expectations
- dismayDistressed loss of courage
- deflatedEmptied of pressure
- frustratedAnnoyed by obstacles
bummed · gutted · disheartened · crestfallen · no-show · dashed hopes · anticlimactic · heartbroken · devastated · crushed
unburdening
Relieving oneself of weight
- freeing upMaking accessible or available
- escapingDeparting confinement hastily
- backing outWithdrawing from a commitment
opting out · bailing · dodging · avoiding · skipping · exemption · liberation · release · off the hook · reprieve
- scheduling actionsbooking, reserving, rescheduling, confirming, scheduling
- reversalsreverse, undo, revert, overturn, flip
- service tasksserving, greeting, seating, booking, checking in
- netiquetteread receipts, ghosting, emoji use, typing indicator, privacy settings
- spendingspending, shopping, purchases, expenses, bills
- brush-offsbrush off, brush-off, cold shoulder, ignore, snub
cancelingconfirming
Establishing truth of something
keeping · maintaining · upholding · going ahead with · honoring
cancelingconfirming
Establishing truth of something
authorizing · approving · permitting · validating · certifying
cancelingscheduling
Assigning times to events
booking · arranging · establishing · initiating · creating
- canceling outOpposing effects becoming void
- noise cancelingEliminates unwanted ambient audio
- canceling plansWithdrawing from commitments
- noise canceling headphonesAudio device suppressing external sounds
- noise-canceling headphonesAudio device eliminating background sound
- noise-canceling earphonesEarbuds neutralizing external sounds
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