Thesaurus article:to cancel something

to cancel something

These words are used when you decide that something that has been planned will not happen.

The most common word for this iscancel.

Sorry, I have to cancel our plans tonight.

Call offis an alternative tocancelwhen talking about events.

The game has been called off because of the weather.

If something has been cancelled, you can say that it isoff.

The meeting's off because James is ill.

Scrapcan be used when you cancel a plan.

We've scrapped our plans for a trip to France.

Suspendcan be used when something is cancelled either temporarily or permanently.

The ferry service has been suspended for the day because of bad weather.

Postponecan be used when someone cancels something but plans to do it later.

We've postponed the wedding until next year.

If you cancel something before you have finished it, you could use the wordsabandonorcurtail.

They had to abandon their attempt to climb the mountain.

We curtailed our trip when John became ill.

单词	thesaurus/articles/to-cancel-something
释义	Thesaurus article:to cancel something to cancel something These words are used when you decide that something that has been planned will not happen. The most common word for this iscancel. Sorry, I have to cancel our plans tonight. Call offis an alternative tocancelwhen talking about events. The game has been called off because of the weather. If something has been cancelled, you can say that it isoff. The meeting's off because James is ill. Scrapcan be used when you cancel a plan. We've scrapped our plans for a trip to France. Suspendcan be used when something is cancelled either temporarily or permanently. The ferry service has been suspended for the day because of bad weather. Postponecan be used when someone cancels something but plans to do it later. We've postponed the wedding until next year. If you cancel something before you have finished it, you could use the wordsabandonorcurtail. They had to abandon their attempt to climb the mountain. We curtailed our trip when John became ill. Cambridge English Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//thesaurus/articles/to-cancel-something##
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