CALLS OFF Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

calls off

verb

present tense third-person singular of call off

as in distracts

to draw the attention or mind to something else she was about to tell me the big news when her attention was called off by the arrival of another guest

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as in cancels

to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) called off the party after half of those invited couldn't make it

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Recent Examples of calls off The president calls off plans to send the National Guard to San Francisco. — Christian Orozco, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for calls off

Verb

Scientists now are spending an increasing amount of time worrying about keeping the lights on and people employed, which ultimately distracts from time spent doing research.

— Abdullah Shihipar, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026
All the while, a clean-up crew led by Drew Starkey’s kinky, idiosyncratic hit man Cyrus follows close behind, but this is a third, more vestigial movie, which only distracts from the main event.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of distracts

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Tennis has always been highly dependent on the weather; unlike in soccer or football, rain cancels or delays a match until the court is dry enough to be playable.

— Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
When investors redeem shares, the fund cancels those shares and pays investors their value based on NAV.

— byDoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of cancels

Verb

Now, so this rule changes that policy and pretty much scraps the requirement for those interviews to take place, which are really kind of integral to the process.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
The current proposal before the board scraps 800 jobs, but community pushback has delayed the decision.

— Natalie La Roche Pietri, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026