Meanings
alternative canceled
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of cancel
The game was cancelled because of snow on the field.
alternative canceled
- not comparableMarked over the stamp, to show that the stamp has been used.
Most of the cancelled specimens were somewhat less valuable philatelically.
- 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.
More synonyms by meaning
adjective(of events) no longer planned or scheduled
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
cancelled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cancelled
“cancelled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cancelled. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cancelled,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cancelled.
Source: cancelled on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.