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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it canceled the check and wrote a new one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 The Vatican had originally estimated a weeklong hospital stay, and had canceled his audiences through Tuesday. — Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026 In a sign of the impact on the party, MK canceled its flagship Siyathatha rally less than three weeks before South Africa’s municipal elections. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The university’s football game against Southwestern Oklahoma State University scheduled for Saturday was canceled, Southwestern Oklahoma State announced. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026 Bend residents gathered for vigils as classes were canceled across the area’s 32 schools. — Haven Daley, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 All schools in the Bend-La Pine Schools district, as well as activities and athletic events, were canceled Friday. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026 The writing was already on the wall, and sure enough, the series was canceled a couple of months later. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026 Though classes were canceled, several mourners sat in front of the memorial Friday morning to pay their respects to the victims. — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026 Lilburn Daze The annual event, which was scheduled for Saturday, has been canceled. — Yvonne Zusel, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 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 repealed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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  • Gartner expects more than 40% of agentic AI projects, which are projects built on AI that acts on its own rather than waiting for instructions, to be scrapped by the end of 2027, citing escalating costs and unclear business value among the reasons.
    — Ciaran Cosgrave, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Lionsgate eventually pivoted to turning Ascendant into a TV movie for Starz that could launch a spinoff series, but the plan was scrapped after the cast, including Woodley and James, declined to return for a television format.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of scrapped
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  • Although California had technically abolished slavery in its 1849 constitution, no legal authority troubled Smith about his human property.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Twenty-three states have abolished it, and three besides California have a moratorium.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of abolished
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  • The announcement was flooded with critiques and the Mets’ post announcing the partnership on X was deleted and reposted multiple times.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The post was later deleted, and Val apologized to Inaba publicly and privately.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of deleted
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  • His apprehension turned into anger when the city’s Department of Transportation erased the DIY crosswalks two months later.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Musk effectively erased that trade-off, supplying enough money to build a dedicated financial firewall around Paxton without forcing the party to pull resources from other battlegrounds.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of erased
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  • The administration has waged a multi-front battle against the press, including an early review of the broadcast licenses for ABC's local TV stations that could lead to them being revoked.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026
  • According to the producers, Casparina was in Beijing representing Indonesia at an international forum when her citizenship was revoked over her opposition to the new regime.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of revoked
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  • On the first day of his second term, the Republican president repealed a Biden-era executive order aimed in part at guarding against the risks that AI systems pose to consumers, workers and national security.
    — Garance Burke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • In the last decade, four states have repealed the death penalty, and another, Washington, took this sanction off its statutes after the state Supreme Court struck it down.
    — Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of repealed
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  • Noem was appointed special envoy for the Shield of the Americas in March, after she was removed as homeland security secretary amid mounting scrutiny of her management of the department and the influence of her adviser, Corey Lewandowski.
    — Olivia Gazis, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • According to the Holy See Press Office, doctors removed the lower lobe of the pontiff's right lung during a procedure that lasted approximately 90 minutes.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of removed
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  • Yet, we’re told by this administration that non-citizen voting is rampant and must be eradicated.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • How mouthwash affects your oral microbiome The oral microbiome is not a collection of pathogens to be eradicated.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of eradicated

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