Cancel and Make

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Cancel

Cancel verb - To destroy all traces of.
Usage example: it seemed as though all honor and decency had been canceled by the war's new moral order
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Synonyms for Cancel
Antonyms for Cancel
Make is an antonym for cancel.
Nearby Words: canceled, cancellation, canceling, cancelling, cancelled

Make

Make verb - To put into effect through legislative or authoritative action.
Usage example: the legislature failed to make any new laws last session
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Synonyms for Make
Antonyms for Make
Cancel is an antonym for make.
Nearby Words: makeup, making, maker
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Similar words of make

Common collocations

move cancel move make move
appearance cancel appearance make appearance
turn cancel turn make turn
show cancel show make show
Other words: deal, time, game, trip, plans.

Both words in one sentence

  • You can cancel as soon as the syringe comes into view - it doesn't have to actually make contact.
    Source: Lag Cancel
  • Marinette, being who she is, opts to cancel her plans for a party before they'd even started because she doesn't want to make her classmates choose.
    Source: Kick The Dog / Fan Fic
  • It has a venom which will make the victim impossibly unlucky, and the book even warns that a victim should cancel any bets, duels, tests, etc.
    Source: Winds of Destiny, Change
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