Cancel and Quit

Cancel

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

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

Quit verb - To give up (a job or office).

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Cancel and quit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cancel" instead a verb "Quit".

Nearby Words: quitting, quitter, quits, quitted

project	cancel project	quit project
play	cancel play	quit play
job	cancel job	quit job
service	cancel service	quit service
Other words: race, company, field, series, show, time, game, tour, program, war.

Naturally, he quit when they decided to cancel the Mega Man Legends 3 project, and announced the cancellation after the fact.

Source: Creator Backlash

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