cancelled
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cancelled
verb canceled
- simple past and past participle of cancel The game was cancelled because of snow on the field.
adjective canceled
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No longer planned or scheduled.
The cancelled show would have drawn some 5,000 fans.
Similar: off
- Marked over the stamp, to show that the stamp has been used. Most of the cancelled specimens were somewhat less valuable philatelically.
- Socially 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. 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: off, withdrawn, discontinued, lapsed, closed, invalidate, avoidable, disqualify, avoidance, annulment, unsubscribe, lapsing, repeal, abrogate, annul, revoke
Translations
Talk about this word "cancelled." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cancelled. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cancelled. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cancelled "cancelled." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cancelled.Cite this
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title = {cancelled},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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