Cancel and Engage

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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
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Engage is an antonym for cancel.
Nearby Words: canceled, cancellation, canceling, cancelling, cancelled

Engage

Engage verb - To hold the attention of.
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Synonyms for Engage
Antonyms for Engage
Cancel is an antonym for engage in topics: attack, use, engross, interconnect, promise to marry.
Nearby Words: engagement, engaging, engagingly
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Common collocations

party cancel party engage party
company cancel company engage company
time cancel time engage time
duel cancel duel engage duel
Other words: attacks, powers.

Both words in one sentence

  • The businessmen feel that their tokenism is enough, and that it will just cancel out any more environmentally destructive activities they engage in.
    Source: Stupid Neutral
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