"cancel" | Definition and Related Words

cancel

Noun

A notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat (synset 106880268)
is a type of: musical notation - (music) notation used by musicians

same as: natural

Verb

Postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled (synset 202483178)
"Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party"; "we had to scrub our vacation plans"; "scratch that meeting--the chair is ill"

entail: schedule - make a schedule; plan the time and place for events

same as: call off, scratch, scrub
Make up for (synset 202723706)
"His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"

is a type of: balance, equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrize - bring into balance or equilibrium

subtypes: counteract, counterbalance, countervail, neutralize - oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions

same as: offset, set off
Declare null and void;
Make ineffective (synset 202482757)
"Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law"

is a type of: adjudge, declare, hold - declare to be
subtypes:
- annul, countermand, lift, overturn, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke, vacate - cancel officially
- remit - release from (claims, debts, or taxes)
- write off - cancel (a debt)
- annul, avoid, invalidate, nullify, quash, void - declare invalid
- recall - make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution
same as: strike down
Remove or make invisible (synset 201551969)
"Please delete my name from your list"

is a type of: remove, take, take away, withdraw - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
subtypes:
- efface, erase, rub out, score out, wipe off - remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
- excise, expunge, scratch, strike - remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
same as: delete
Make invalid for use (synset 200802122)
"cancel cheques or tickets"

is a type of: mark, score - make underscoring marks

same as: invalidate

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