cancelled

Verb

• postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
• make up for
• declare null and void; make ineffective
• remove or make invisible
• make invalid for use
• simple past and past participle of cancel

Adjective

• (of events) no longer planned or scheduled

Adj

• No longer planned or scheduled.
• Marked over the stamp, to show that the stamp has been used.
• Socially censured in a way expected to be durable rather than transient.

Examples

• Most of the cancelled specimens were somewhat less valuable philatelically.
• 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.
• The cancelled show would have drawn some 5,000 fans.
• The game was cancelled because of snow on the field.

Synonyms

call off, cancel, delete, invalidate, off, offset, scratch, scrub, set off, strike down

Antonyms

on

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