canceled

/ˈkæn.səld/

verbadjectivecan · celed

Think: "CAN + SEAL + ED"—you put a seal on it, so it’s canceled (and in American spelling, it’s one L).

Yes, it's canceled. In American English, keep one L: can + cel + ed → canceled (not *cancelled*).

Definitions

  1. verbpast tense and past participle of cancel; to decide that something planned will not happen or will not continue.
  2. adjectivecalled off; no longer scheduled or valid.

Examples

  • “The concert was canceled because of the storm.”
  • “I canceled my subscription after the free trial ended.”
  • “Her flight was canceled, so she booked a train instead.”

Synonyms

called offabandonedrevokedannulledscrapped

Antonyms

scheduledapprovedconfirmed

Translations

ES canceladoPT canceladoFR annulé

Common misspellings

cancledcanceldcanselledcancelledcancellledcancalledcancelldcance led

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