cancelled

/ˈkæn.səld/

verbadjectivecan · celled

In British spelling, it’s can + CELLED: you put it in a cell—so it gets TWO L’s and is cancelled.

Yes, it's cancelled. In American English, the verb is usually spelled “canceled” (one L), but in British English it’s “cancelled” (two Ls).

Definitions

  1. verbPast tense and past participle of cancel: to decide that something planned will not happen, or to stop something from continuing.
  2. adjectiveCalled off; no longer scheduled or happening.

Examples

  • “The concert was cancelled because of the storm.”
  • “I cancelled my subscription after the price increased.”
  • “Our flight was cancelled, so we booked a hotel for the night.”

Synonyms

called offscrappedabandonedrevokednullified

Antonyms

scheduledapprovedconfirmed

Translations

ES canceladoPT canceladoFR annulé

Common misspellings

cancledcancalledcanselledcancelleddcancellledcancelleedcancelledcanceled

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