cancelled out
Made each other zero
Cancelled out means neutralized by an opposing force or factor, leaving no net effect.
When two things cancel out, they offset each other completely: The tax increase cancelled out my raise.
Often used in passive constructions: The benefits were cancelled out by the side effects.
Also spelled canceled out.
Nullified by opposition
- neutralizedMade ineffective or harmless
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
- counterbalancedEqualized by opposing weight
- negatedMade invalid or ineffective
nullified · balanced out · equalized · compensated · countervailed · corrected · adjusted · squared
Declared legally void
- voidedMade legally ineffective
- nullifiedMade legally void
- invalidatedMade no longer binding
- revokedOfficially canceled or withdrawn
rescinded · abrogated · repealed · overturned · quashed · vacated · vitiated · set aside
Taken from position
- erasedRemoved by rubbing
- wiped outUtterly without remaining energy
- deletedPermanently removed
- expungedOfficially removed completely
obliterated · eradicated · extinguished · effaced · blotted out · scrubbed · purged · struck out
Not fastened or completed
- reversedFlipped to opposite orientation
- retractedWithdrew a prior statement
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
- overturnedTurned upside down
rolled back · backtracked · unwound · unmade · taken back · walked back · called off · backed out
counteracted
Nullified by opposition
- neutralizedMade ineffective or harmless
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
- counterbalancedEqualized by opposing weight
negated · nullified · balanced out · equalized · compensated · countervailed · corrected · adjusted · squared · zeroed out
annulled
Declared legally void
- voidedMade legally ineffective
- nullifiedMade legally void
- invalidatedMade no longer binding
revoked · rescinded · abrogated · repealed · overturned · quashed · vacated · vitiated · set aside · struck down
removed
Taken from position
expunged · obliterated · eradicated · extinguished · effaced · blotted out · scrubbed · purged · struck out · crossed out
undone
Not fastened or completed
- reversedFlipped to opposite orientation
- retractedWithdrew a prior statement
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
overturned · rolled back · backtracked · unwound · unmade · taken back · walked back · called off · backed out · recanted
cancelled outreinforced
Made more resistant
amplified · compounded · magnified · intensified · strengthened
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