CANCEL OUT Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the phrase cancel out. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CANCEL OUT
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abolish | verbv | |||||||
verb • do away with | ||||||||
annul | verbv | |||||||
verb • declare invalid • cancel officially | ||||||||
balance | verbv | |||||||
noun • (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra • a state of equilibrium • the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22 • equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account • harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design) • equality of distribution • something left after other parts have been taken away • the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account • (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane • a weight that balances another weight • a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat • a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity verb • bring into balance or equilibrium • compute credits and debits of an account • hold or carry in equilibrium • be in equilibrium | ||||||||
counterbalance | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a weight that balances another weight • equality of distribution • a compensating equivalent verb • adjust for • contrast with equal weight or force • oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions | ||||||||
invalidate | verbv | |||||||
verb • declare invalid • make invalid for use • show to be invalid • take away the legal force of or render ineffective | ||||||||
negate | verbv | |||||||
verb • be in contradiction with • deny the truth of • prove negative; show to be false • make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of | ||||||||
neutralize | verbv | |||||||
verb • make politically neutral and thus inoffensive • make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of • oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions • get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing • make incapable of military action • make chemically neutral | ||||||||
nullify | verbv | |||||||
verb • declare invalid • show to be invalid • make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of | ||||||||
offset | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the time at which something is supposed to begin • a compensating equivalent • a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips • a natural consequence of development • a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper • structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly verb • compensate for or counterbalance • make up for • cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface • create an offset in • produce by offset printing | ||||||||
revoke | verbv | |||||||
noun • the mistake of not following suit when able to do so verb • fail to follow suit when able and required to do so • cancel officially | ||||||||
wipe out | verbv | |||||||
verb • use up (resources or materials) • kill in large numbers • eliminate completely and without a trace • remove from memory or existence • mark for deletion, rub off, or erase • wipe out the effect of something |