Cancel and Complete

Cancel

Cancel verb - To put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to).

Complete and cancel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Complete" instead a verb "Cancel".

Complete

Complete verb - To bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done.

Cancel and complete are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cancel" instead a verb "Complete".

Common collocations

project cancel project complete project
play cancel play complete play
job cancel job complete job
contract cancel contract complete contract
Other words: time, spell, trip, fight, mission.
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