cancelling out
Making each other zero
Cancelling out is the process by which opposing forces, quantities, or factors neutralize each other.
In math, terms cancel out when they eliminate each other from an equation.
More broadly, one thing cancels out another when their effects balance to zero: The tax increase cancelled out my raise.
The phrase emphasizes mutual negation—neither side prevails.
- offsettingCounteracting with equivalence
- neutralizingMaking something ineffective
- negatingNullifying or invalidating
- nullifyingMaking of no effect
- zero-sumBalanced gains and losses
counteracting · balancing · voiding · inverse · positive and negative · erasing · equilibrium · evening the score · damping · reversing · back to square one · obliterating · abrogating · annulment · wash · washing out · subtraction · opposing forces
cancelling outadding up
Summing together
summing · accumulating · totaling · aggregating · compounding
cancelling outamplifying
Increasing strength or intensity
reinforcing · compounding · magnifying · intensifying · strengthening
cancelling outpreserving
Protecting from deterioration
retaining · maintaining · conserving · carrying forward · sustaining
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