Antonyms for cancellation
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : kan-suh-ley-shuh n |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌkæn səˈleɪ ʃən |
Definition of cancellation
Origin :- also cancelation, 1530s, from Latin cancellationem (nominative cancellatio), noun of action from past participle stem of cancellare "to cancel" (see cancel). Of reservations for conveyances, hotels, etc., from 1953.
- noun calling off; erasure
- We demanded a cancellation of all debts and that our enemies be banished or punished.
- Extract from : « Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight » by Mathew Joseph Holt
- War, it was reasoned, would cause the cancellation of these obligations.
- Extract from : « Abraham Lincoln and the Union » by Nathaniel W. Stephenson
- This is good as a review of cancellation, and as an extension of the idea of a fraction.
- Extract from : « The Psychology of Arithmetic » by Edward L. Thorndike
- And a worse penalty might be inflicted, the cancellation of my shooting-licence.
- Extract from : « Life in an Indian Outpost » by Gordon Casserly
- The noise, though, told him that there'd been no cancellation of orders so far.
- Extract from : « Space Tug » by Murray Leinster
- The method of cancellation used in that country is crude but effective.
- Extract from : « What Philately Teaches » by John N. Luff
- I had called him and told him that I would recommend the cancellation of that parade.
- Extract from : « Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
- A woman cannot contract another marriage within six months from the dissolution or cancellation of her former marriage.
- Extract from : « Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World » by Hyacinthe Ringrose
- Without leaving the cancellation of the shadowed wall he spoke with a caution that equaled her own.
- Extract from : « When 'Bear Cat' Went Dry » by Charles Neville Buck
- It also stipulated for the cancellation of the patent in certain eventualities.
- Extract from : « The History of the Post Office in British North America » by William Smith
Synonyms for cancellation
- abandoning
- abandonment
- abolishing
- abolition
- abrogation
- annulment
- canceling
- deletion
- dissolution
- dissolving
- elimination
- invalidating
- invalidation
- nullification
- overruling
- quashing
- recall
- recalling
- repeal
- repudiation
- retirement
- retracting
- retraction
- reversal
- reversing
- revocation
- revoking
- undoing
- withdrawing
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