Cancel
Cancel verb - To put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to).
Usage example: please call to cancel your appointment with the dentist if you can't make it
Countermand is a synonym for cancel in revoke topic. In some cases you can use "Countermand" instead a verb "Cancel", when it comes to topics like stop, overrule, annul, erase. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- quash and cancel
- quash and countermand
- abolish and cancel
- abolish and countermand
- reverse and cancel
- reverse and countermand
- delete and cancel
- delete and countermand
- invalidate and cancel
- invalidate and countermand
- withdraw and cancel
- withdraw and countermand
- retract and cancel
- retract and countermand
Common collocations
| order | cancel order | countermand order |
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Countermand and Cancel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cancel/countermand
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Countermand or Cancel. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cancel/countermand.
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