canceled

verb

variants or cancelled
past tense of cancel
1
as in scrapped
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) please call to cancel your appointment with the dentist if you can't make it

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2
as in abolished
to put an end to by formal action the agreement can be canceled by either side with a formal written notice

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3
as in deleted
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it canceled the check and wrote a new one

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as in erased
to destroy all traces of it seemed as though all honor and decency had been canceled by the war's new moral order

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Recent Examples of canceled If the league and union can’t agree on a new contract by some time in March, some regular-season games likely would be canceled. — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2026 South Korean officials said this week that a second exercise, for amphibious landings scheduled for September, was canceled in June. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026 Hundreds of millions of research dollars meant for higher education have been delayed and canceled, including in Connecticut. — Derek Slap, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026 The singer revealed in 2022 that she had been diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome, a rare neurological disorder, and later canceled the remaining dates of her Courage World Tour. — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 The announcement included the update that the King’s wife, Queen Sonja, and his son and heir, Crown Prince Haakon, have cancelled all of their upcoming royal engagements to be by his bedside. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026 Atlanta rapper and singer 6lack has seemingly canceled his upcoming world tour. — Deasia Paige, AJC.com, 27 Aug. 2026 An Amber Alert that had been issued for 2-year-old Jax Robottom, who police say was abducted by a 33-year-old man, was canceled Thursday afternoon, hours after it was issued. — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 Not wanting to try something new because it will probably get canceled after one season. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canceled
  1. scrapped
  2. abolished
  3. deleted
  4. erased
  5. revoked
  6. repealed
  7. removed
  8. eradicated
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  • Adding pressure to Shein’s sales and already thin margins, the European Union last month scrapped a similar exemption.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Three Saudi companies have scrapped plans for initial public offerings that were scheduled over the next month because of expectations of weak investor demand as the Iran war weighs on sentiment, according to people familiar with the matter.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of scrapped
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  • Alabama has since abolished judicial override, the practice that allowed judges to order the state to kill a person even though a jury of one’s peers requested otherwise.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Japan has faced growing criticism over its use of the death penalty, as a majority of the international community has abolished capital punishment.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of abolished
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  • Loughlin deleted her Instagram account on March 12, 2019, the day the news broke.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Positive comments that were previously submitted were allegeedly deleted.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of deleted
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  • The child’s right to know her own identity and history should be guaranteed, but for adoptees under these circumstances or trafficking victims, that right is erased.
    — Ashoka, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Sam Howell threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes and had a tying 2-point conversion run for the Cowboys (2-1), who erased a 15-point deficit but missed out on their first undefeated preseason in 20 years.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of erased
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  • Citing what an administrative law judge called egregious conduct, the DEA last month revoked Rubinger’s ability to prescribe opioids.
    — Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Jackson discharged its last patient to Calvinelle South in November 2025, hospital records show — eight months after a state administrative law judge wrote an order recommending the home’s license be revoked.
    — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of revoked
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  • But the immunizations considered for repeal by DOH are only an agency rule, not in state law, and can be repealed by the agency itself.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Other vaccine requirements, such as for measles, polio and mumps, are in state statute and would require the Legislature’s sign-off to be repealed.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of repealed
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  • But Boone removed him from the lineup before the top of the fourth, shifting José Caballero to shortstop and bringing in Amed Rosario to play third base.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • That arrest came roughly one-and-a-half-years removed from Cleveland being arrested for DUI.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of removed
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  • In 1979, the United States became the first country to declare polio eradicated following years of mass vaccinations; in subsequent decades, many other countries reported similar results.
    — Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Now, there is a constant obsession over energy levels and management that has eradicated the previous ‘flat out’ approach to racing.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of eradicated

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“Canceled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canceled. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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