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CANCELLING Synonyms

There are 23 synonyms of the word cancelling. (exact relations)
There are 13 hypernyms of the word cancelling. (close relations)
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dropping
verb, nounv, n
adjective satellite

• coming down freely under the influence of gravity

ending
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)

• the act of ending something

• the point in time at which something ends

• event whose occurrence ends something

• the last section of a communication

forsaking
verbv
noun

• the act of forsaking

• the act of giving something up

halting
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• disabled in the feet or legs

• fragmentary or halting from emotional strain

abandoning
verbv
noun

• the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry

• a feeling of extreme emotional intensity

verb

• forsake, leave behind

• give up with the intent of never claiming again

• leave behind empty; move out of

• stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims

• leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

ceasing
nounn
noun

• (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end

verb

• put an end to a state or an activity

• have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

deserting
verbv
noun

• (usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment

• arid land with little or no vegetation

verb

• leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

• desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army

• leave behind

discontinuing
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• put an end to a state or an activity

• come to or be at an end

• prevent completion

quitting
verb, nounv, n
verb

• put an end to a state or an activity

• give up or retire from a position

• go away or leave

• turn away from; give up

• give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

scrapping
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

• worthless material that is to be disposed of

• a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used

• the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

verb

• dispose of (something useless or old)

• have a disagreement over something

• make into scrap or refuse

terminating
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
verb

• bring to an end or halt

• have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

• be the end of; be the last or concluding part of

• terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

giving up
verbv
noun

• a verbal act of admitting defeat

• the act of forsaking

belay
verb, nounv, n
noun

• something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured

verb

• turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him

• fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat

blacklist
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a list of people who are out of favor

verb

• put on a blacklist so as to banish or cause to be boycotted

delete
verbv
verb

• remove or make invisible

• wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information

• cut or eliminate

invalidate
verbv
verb

• declare invalid

• make invalid for use

• show to be invalid

• take away the legal force of or render ineffective

natural
adjectiveadj
adjective

• in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

• existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation

• existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical

• (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone

• (of a parent or child) related by blood; genetically related

noun

• someone regarded as certain to succeed

• a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

• (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake

adjective satellite

• functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies

• unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct

• (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes

• being talented through inherited qualities

• free from artificiality

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

scratch
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

• a depression scratched or carved into a surface

• informal terms for money

• a competitor who has withdrawn from competition

• a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

• dry mash for poultry

• a harsh noise made by scraping

• poor handwriting

• (golf) a handicap of zero strokes

• an indication of damage

verb

• cause friction

• cut the surface of; wear away the surface of

• scrape or rub as if to relieve itching

• postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

• remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

• gather (money or other resources) together over time

• carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface

scrub
verb, nounv, n
noun

• dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes

• the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

adjective satellite

• (of domestic animals) not selectively bred

verb

• clean with hard rubbing

• wash thoroughly

• postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

Best Hypernyms For CANCELLING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for cancelling, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (12)
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Phrases (1)
musical notation

Alternatives for DROPPING

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