All cancel synonyms
can·cel
C c verb cancel
- redeem — to buy or pay off; clear by payment: to redeem a mortgage.
- counterbalance — To counterbalance something means to balance or correct it with something that has an equal but opposite effect.
- offset — something that counterbalances, counteracts, or compensates for something else; compensating equivalent.
- discharge — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
- recall — to bring back from memory; recollect; remember: Can you recall what she said?
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- discard — to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat.
- recant — to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- countercheck — a check or restraint, esp one that acts in opposition to another
- black out — If you black out, you lose consciousness for a short time.
- do away with — from this or that place; off: to go away.
- do in — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- rub out — to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
- strike out — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
- blot out — If one thing blots out another thing, it is in front of the other thing and prevents it from being seen.
- wash out — to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
- call off — If you call off an event that has been planned, you cancel it.
- put an end to — the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad: the end of a street; the end of a rope.
- set aside — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
- withdraw — to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
- scratch — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- neutralise — to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization.
- terminate — to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate a contract.