canceller

One who voids

One who cancels.

The word appears in legal and administrative contexts for a person or device that invalidates documents, stamps, or agreements: The postal canceller marked each envelope.

Also spelled canceler in American English.

legal

annulment

Declared void from start

repeal · quash · overturn · revoke · nullify · vacate · countermand · void · vitiate · abolish

device

stamp

Mark-making device

demagnetizer · filter

negation

veto

Official refusal to approve

naysaying · disallowance · disapproval · declination · nix · thumbs-down · rebuff · block · override · kill

erasure

eraser

Mark removal tool

efface · obliterate · wipeout · strike-through · redaction · undo · backspace

withdrawal

retraction

Formal withdrawal of statement

about-face · u-turn · climb-down · reversal · reconsideration · abjuration · renunciation · walkback · backtrack · flip-flop

termination

discontinuation

Formal ending of something

stoppage · scrapping · abandonment · postponement · adjournment · disbandment · dissolution · shutdown · axing · shelving

Categories
Opposites
authorization/approval

cancellerapprover

One granting consent

authorizer · validator · sanctioner · ratifier · endorser

creation/continuation

cancellerinitiator

One who starts something

creator · establisher · originator · starter · founder

preservation vs. elimination

cancellerpreserver

One that maintains or saves

maintainer · sustainer · keeper · protector · saver

Phrases
Family

cancelled, cancellation, cancelling, cancellations, uncancelled, noncancellable

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