Synonyms for cancel out
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kan-suhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæn səl |
Top 10 synonyms for cancel out Other synonyms for the word cancel out
- abate
- abnegate
- abolish
- abrogate
- account
- allow for
- annul
- argue against
- atone for
- be equivalent
- better
- blackball
- blow sky high
- break
- break with
- buck
- burn
- burn down
- cancel
- charge
- check
- compensate
- confute
- contend
- contravene
- controvert
- convict
- countercheck
- counterpoise
- counterpose
- countervail
- counterwork
- cross
- crush
- debate
- defeat
- demolish
- deny
- ding
- disaffirm
- disclaim
- disconfirm
- dispose of
- disprove
- dispute
- dump
- eclipse
- equal
- equalize
- equipoise
- evert
- exceed
- excel
- explode
- expose
- fix
- fly in the face of
- foil
- frustrate
- gainsay
- give the lie to
- give thumbs down to
- go against
- halt
- hinder
- improve
- impugn
- invalidate
- kill
- make amends
- make up for
- negate
- negative
- neutralize
- nullify
- offset
- oppose
- outbalance
- outrival
- outrun
- outweigh
- overcome
- overshadow
- overthrow
- parry
- predominate
- preponderate
- prevail
- prevent
- put down
- quash
- rebut
- recompense
- rectify
- redeem
- redress
- refute
- repair
- repeal
- reply to
- repudiate
- requite
- rescind
- resist
- retract
- reverse
- revoke
- right
- set off
- shoot down
- shoot full of holes
- show up
- silence
- squelch
- stonewall
- surpass
- take a stand against
- take precedence
- tear down
- thwart
- tip the scales
- top
- traverse
- turn down
- turn thumbs down
- undo
- vitiate
- void
Définition of cancel out
Origin :- late 14c., "cross out with lines," from Anglo-French canceler, from Latin cancellare "to make resemble a lattice," which in Late Latin took on a sense "cross out something written" by marking it with crossed lines, from cancelli, plural of cancellus "lattice, grating," diminutive of cancer "crossed bars, lattice," a variant of carcer "prison" (see incarceration). Figurative use, "to nullify an obligation" is from mid-15c. Related: Canceled (also cancelled); cancelling.
- As in negate : verb contradict, countermand
- As in offset : verb counterbalance, compensate
- As in outweigh : verb override, dominate
- As in refute : verb prove false; discredit
- As in compensate : verb offset, make up for
- As in counteract : verb do opposing action
- I had to cancel out the thrill that comes from challenging the unknown.
- Extract from : « Desire No More » by Algirdas Jonas Budrys
- We can duplicate sounds, but there's no way to make them cancel out!
- Extract from : « Operation Terror » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
- That split-second advantage might cancel out Rend's superior speed and accuracy.
- Extract from : « The Status Civilization » by Robert Sheckley
- If you bring back a good report, perhaps we can cancel out certain—unfortunate items in your record.
- Extract from : « Derelict » by Alan Edward Nourse
- This plurality of ghosts tended to cancel out each other and bring believers into ridicule.
- Extract from : « The Six Fingers of Time » by Raphael Aloysius Lafferty
- If I did not cancel out that thirteen by the sign of the Cross I should walk in fear of some dreadful thing all day.
- Extract from : « The Drunkard » by Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
- It began to cancel out its velocity away from the Platform, and to swim slowly and very carefully toward it.
- Extract from : « Space Tug » by Murray Leinster
- The ship couldn't land because its momentum was too great for the landing rockets to cancel out.
- Extract from : « Space Tug » by Murray Leinster
Antonyms for cancel out
- abet
- agree
- aid
- allow
- approve
- assist
- break
- concede
- concur
- confirm
- corroborate
- damage
- deprive
- destroy
- disproportion
- do
- enact
- encourage
- endorse
- establish
- facilitate
- fail
- fall behind
- fine
- fix
- forfeit
- forward
- give in
- go along
- help
- hurt
- injure
- institute
- keep
- legalize
- lose
- penalize
- permit
- prove
- ratify
- release
- sanction
- save
- start
- support
- surrender
- uphold
- validate
- worsen
- yield
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