cancel

Nouns

  • (n) a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat natural,

Verbs

  • (v) postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
    • Call off the engagement
    • cancel the dinner party
    • we had to scrub our vacation plans
    • scratch that meeting--the chair is ill
    call off, scrub, scratch,
  • (v) make up for
    • His skills offset his opponent's superior strength
    offset, set off,
  • (v) declare null and void; make ineffective
    • Cancel the election results
    • strike down a law
    strike down,
  • (v) remove or make invisible
    • Please delete my name from your list
    delete,
  • (v) make invalid for use
    • cancel cheques or tickets
    invalidate,

Synonyms

natural call off scrub scratch offset set off strike down delete invalidate

Words of close approximity

Cancer
cancan Cancer Cancun
cancellate cancellated cancellation cancelled cancellous cancel out