cancellation

[kan-suh-ley-shuhn] / ˌkæn səˈleɪ ʃən /

NOUN

calling off; erasure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandonment abolition annulment dissolution elimination repeal retirement reversal revocation

STRONG

abrogation deletion dissolving invalidation nullification recall repudiation retraction undoing

WEAK

abandoning abolishing canceling invalidating overruling quashing recalling retracting reversing revoking withdrawing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

enactment validation

STRONG

confirmation

WEAK

allowance approval arrangement establishment permission

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A number of service providers including Avanti West Coast, Transport for Wales and CrossCountry services will be running fewer trains on some of their routes from 15:00 on Thursday, with some cancellations.

From BBC

Donker warned of knock-on effects from the disruption, with further delays and cancellations possible in coming days.

From BBC

Throughout 2025, the company repeatedly lowered its guidance in the face of margin compression and higher debookings, which are cancellations of future orders.

From Barron's

Belgium's biggest hub, Brussels Airport, also confirmed 40 flight cancellations on Wednesday.

From Barron's

cancellation

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