cancelled

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adjective

No longer planned or scheduled.

“The game was cancelled because of snow on the field.”

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CommonFirst used 21st centuryScrabble 14

Meanings

verb

alternative canceled

  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of cancel

    The game was cancelled because of snow on the field.

adjectivecancelled (not comparable)

alternative canceled

  1. not comparableNo longer planned or scheduled.

    The cancelled show would have drawn some 5,000 fans.

    Synonyms: off

  2. not comparableMarked over the stamp, to show that the stamp has been used.

    Most of the cancelled specimens were somewhat less valuable philatelically.

  3. not comparableSocially censured in a way expected to be durable rather than transient. Or, otherwise a permanent and irrevocable state of social isolation, esp. from interactive media.First known use 21st century

    On the question of rehabilitation for cancelled celebrities, the nature of the offence is relevant: a bad day is different from a life of abusive crime.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNo longer planned or scheduled.

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More synonyms by meaning

adjective(of events) no longer planned or scheduled

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic مُلْغًى
  • مُلْغًى (mulḡan)No longer planned or scheduled
Danish aflyst
  • aflystNo longer planned or scheduled
Dutch geannuleerd
  • geannuleerdNo longer planned or scheduled
Esperanto nuligita
  • nuligitaNo longer planned or scheduled
Finnish peruttu
  • peruttuNo longer planned or scheduled
French annulé
  • annuléNo longer planned or scheduled
German abgebrochen, abgesagt
  • abgebrochenNo longer planned or scheduled
  • abgesagtNo longer planned or scheduled
  • abbestelltNo longer planned or scheduled
Hebrew מבוטל
  • מבוטל (mevut'al)No longer planned or scheduled
Hindi निरस्त, मुल्ग़ा
  • निरस्त (nirast)No longer planned or scheduled
  • मुल्ग़ा (mulġā)No longer planned or scheduled
Norwegian Bokmål avlyst
  • avlystNo longer planned or scheduled
Portuguese cancelado, cancelado
  • canceladoNo longer planned or scheduled
  • canceladoSocially censured
Romanian anulat
  • anulatNo longer planned or scheduled
Spanish cancelado, anulado
  • canceladoNo longer planned or scheduled
  • anuladoNo longer planned or scheduled
Swedish inställd
  • inställdNo longer planned or scheduled
Urdu نِرَسْت, مُلْغَیٰ
  • نِرَسْت (nirast)No longer planned or scheduled
  • مُلْغَیٰ (mulġā)No longer planned or scheduled
Cite this entry
APA

cancelled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cancelled

MLA

“cancelled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cancelled. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cancelled,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cancelled.

Source: cancelled on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.