Cancel
Cancel verb - To show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it.
Usage example: canceled the check and wrote a new one
Obliterate is a synonym for cancel in delete topic. In some cases you can use "Obliterate" instead a verb "Cancel", when it comes to topics like erase, action, continue, purge.
Obliterate
Obliterate verb - To destroy all traces of.
Usage example: in a stroke, the March snowstorm obliterated our hopes for an early spring
Cancel is a synonym for obliterate in action topic. You can use "Cancel" instead a verb "Obliterate", if it concerns topics such as continue, purge, delete, destroy.
Nearby Words: obliteration, obliterating
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All ranged attacks in Little Fighter 2 can cancel each other out or obliterate weaker attacks.
Source: Beam-O-War
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Obliterate and Cancel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cancel/obliterate
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