100 Words to Use Instead of “Cancel”

100 Words to Use Instead of

No. Term Definition
1. Abandon Leave behind; discontinue.
2. Abolish Formally end; do away with.
3. Abort Stop before completion.
4. Annul Declare legally invalid.
5. Back out Withdraw from an agreement.
6. Bail Leave abruptly; quit.
7. Block Prevent from proceeding.
8. Call off Decide not to proceed.
9. Cease Stop happening or doing.
10. Censor Suppress or remove content.
11. Deactivate Turn off; make inactive.
12. Decline Refuse; say no.
13. Decommission Remove from service.
14. Defer Postpone to later.
15. Delete Remove permanently.
16. Deny Refuse to grant.
17. Depose Remove from office.
18. Deregister Remove from an official list.
19. Disable Make unable to function.
20. Disallow Not permit.
21. Discard Throw away; reject.
22. Discontinue Stop providing or doing.
23. Disengage Withdraw involvement.
24. Dismiss Send away; reject.
25. Dissolve End an organization or union.
26. Drop Stop; let go.
27. Eliminate Remove entirely.
28. End Bring to a close.
29. Erase Remove all traces.
30. Exclude Keep out; bar.
31. Expel Force to leave.
32. Expire Come to an end.
33. Falsify Invalidate by proving untrue.
34. Finish Bring to completion; end.
35. Forbid Ban; not allow.
36. Freeze Suspend activity temporarily.
37. Gag Silence; suppress speech.
38. Halt Stop movement or progress.
39. Hold Pause; keep from proceeding.
40. Hold off Delay action.
41. Ignore Refuse to acknowledge.
42. Invalidate Make not valid.
43. Jettison Discard; get rid of.
44. Kill Terminate abruptly.
45. Knock off Stop doing; cease.
46. Lay off Stop employing temporarily or permanently.
47. Leave Depart; stop participating.
48. Lift Remove a restriction or ban.
49. Lock Secure; prevent access.
50. Lock out Prevent entry or access.
51. Make void Render legally ineffective.
52. Nullify Make legally void.
53. Obliterate Destroy completely; erase.
54. Omit Leave out.
55. Outlaw Make illegal; ban.
56. Pause Stop briefly.
57. Postpone Reschedule for later.
58. Pull Withdraw from circulation or use.
59. Pull out Withdraw participation.
60. Purge Remove unwanted elements.
61. Quash Suppress or put down.
62. Quit Stop doing; resign.
63. Recall Order return of a product.
64. Recant Withdraw a statement or belief.
65. Recind approval Take back permission.
66. Reconsider Think again; review a decision.
67. Reject Refuse to accept.
68. Remove Take away.
69. Repeal Officially revoke a law.
70. Rescind Revoke; take back.
71. Resign Leave a position voluntarily.
72. Revoke Officially withdraw.
73. Ruin Spoil; render unusable.
74. Scrap Discard as useless.
75. Scratch Remove from a list.
76. Scrub Remove thoroughly.
77. Seal off Close access completely.
78. Shelve Put aside for later.
79. Shut down Stop operations.
80. Silence Stop someone from speaking.
81. Skip Not do; pass over.
82. Slash Cut sharply; reduce drastically.
83. Squelch Suppress quickly.
84. Stand down Withdraw; stop duty.
85. Stop Cease activity.
86. Strike Remove by crossing out.
87. Strike out Delete from text or list.
88. Suspend Temporarily stop.
89. Table Postpone discussion.
90. Terminate Bring to an end.
91. Trash Discard; throw away.
92. Turf Eject; remove from a place.
93. Undo Reverse an action.
94. Unenroll Remove from enrollment.
95. Unfollow Stop subscribing to updates.
96. Uninstall Remove software.
97. Unlist Remove from public listing.
98. Unplug Disconnect from power or system.
99. Unpublish Remove from publication.
100. Unschedule Remove from the calendar.