cancellations
Events that vanished
Cancellations are acts of calling something off or rendering it void.
Flights, appointments, reservations, and subscriptions all have cancellations: The airline announced cancellations due to weather.
In entertainment, cancellations end TV shows or concert tours.
The word often appears in contexts of disappointment or disruption: a string of last-minute cancellations.
Declared void from start
- nullificationFormal cancellation of validity
- voidingNullifying or emptying
- invalidationAct of nullifying
- rescissionFormal annulment of agreements
revocation · repeal · abrogation · termination · dissolution · abolishment · quashing · countermanding
Enforced waiting period
- postponementDelaying to later
- interruptionBreak in continuity
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- haltComplete sudden stop
stoppage · rescheduling · setback · hiatus · moratorium · standstill · adjournment · deferral
Money returned after purchase
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
- protectionGuarding against harm
- policyAdopted principle of action
- waiverFormal surrender of rights
guarantee · backup · contingency · rebooking · confirmation · deposit · flexibility · precaution
Organized departure or removal
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
- opt-outChoose not to participate
- no-showOne who fails to appear
dropout · walkout · forfeiture · relinquishment · disengagement · defection · surrender · desistance
Failure to satisfy expectations
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- dismayDistressed loss of courage
- regretSorrow over past actions
- inconvenienceMinor difficulty or trouble
disruption · heartbreak · discouragement · disillusionment · chagrin · aggravation · upset · bummer
annulment
Declared void from start
- nullificationFormal cancellation of validity
- voidingNullifying or emptying
- invalidationAct of nullifying
rescission · revocation · repeal · abrogation · termination · dissolution · abolishment · quashing · countermanding · negation
delay
Enforced waiting period
- postponementDelaying to later
- interruptionBreak in continuity
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
halt · stoppage · rescheduling · setback · hiatus · moratorium · standstill · adjournment · deferral · rebooking
refund
Money returned after purchase
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
- protectionGuarding against harm
- policyAdopted principle of action
waiver · guarantee · backup · contingency · rebooking · confirmation · deposit · flexibility · precaution · safeguard
pullout
Organized departure or removal
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
- opt-outChoose not to participate
no-show · dropout · walkout · forfeiture · relinquishment · disengagement · defection · surrender · desistance · recantation
letdown
Failure to satisfy expectations
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- dismayDistressed loss of courage
- regretSorrow over past actions
inconvenience · disruption · heartbreak · discouragement · disillusionment · chagrin · aggravation · upset · bummer · anticlimax
- travel termsnonstop, direct, airline, one-way, round-trip
- Consumer Shoppingshopping, retail, checkout, purchasing, online shopping
- transit schedulestimetable, timetables, train schedules, bus schedule, departures
- travel hasslesdelays, lost luggage, missed flights, long lines, turbulence
- travel problemslost luggage, flight delays, flight delay, delayed flight, missed flight
- College Schedulingtime slots, room assignments, course listings, weekly schedule, credit hours
cancellationsconfirmations
Acts of proving true
go-aheads · bookings · approvals · green lights · reservations
cancellationsratifications
Formal validations of agreements
validations · confirmations · enactments · approvals · authorizations
cancellationsrenewals
Acts of extending agreements
continuations · extensions · reinstatements · resumptions · perpetuations
- debt cancellationElimination of owed money
- flight cancellationAirline voids scheduled departure
- noise cancellationEliminating unwanted audio
- cancellation feeCharge for voiding reservations
- school cancellationsClosure of classes
- free cancellation