Antonyms for cancel out

Grammar : Verb

Spell : kan-suhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæn səl

Definition 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

Example sentences :

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

Synonyms for cancel out

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