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Definition for cancel

verb as in call off; erase

Strongest matches

abolish, abort, annul, break off, cut, destroy, eliminate, kill, remove, repeal, rescind, revoke, wipe out

Strong matches

abrogate, ax, break, countermand, deface, delete, efface, eradicate, expunge, obliterate, off, omit, quash, repudiate, scrub, sink, smash, squash, torpedo, total, trash, trim, undo, zap

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X out, black out, blot out, cross out, do away with, do in, finish off, go back on one's word, render invalid, rub out, scratch out, stamp across, strike out, wash out, wipe the slate clean

verb as in equal out

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abort, annul, repeal, rescind, revoke, rule out

Strong matches

abrogate, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck, countermand, counterpoise, discard, discharge, frustrate, ignore, invalidate, negate, neutralize, nullify, offset, overthrow, recall, recant, redeem, redress, refute, repudiate, retract, suppress, vacate, void

Weak matches

balance out, call off, compensate for, declare invalid, make up for, put an end to, render inert, render null and void, set aside

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Mark Bray, a historian who published the 2017 book “Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook,” said his family’s reservations were suddenly canceled as they attempted to board a flight at Newark Liberty International Airport.

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