cancelled

adj 3

Definitions

adj

No longer planned or scheduled.

The cancelled show would have drawn some 5,000 fans.

Marked over the stamp, to show that the stamp has been used.

Most of the cancelled specimens were somewhat less valuable philatelically.

Socially censured in a way expected to be durable rather than transient. Or, otherwise a permanent and irrevocable state of social isolation, esp. from interactive media.

On the question of rehabilitation for cancelled celebrities, the nature of the offence is relevant: a bad day is different from a life of abusive crime.

Collocations

ADJ.

alert, due, last, likely, most

The concert was cancelled due to bad weather.

VERB + CANCELLED

game, got, match, meeting, party, wouldn't

The football match got cancelled because of the heavy rain last Saturday.

CANCELLED + NOUN

celebrities, nature, newspaper, subscription, telephone

My subscription got cancelled without any warning from the newspaper company.

PREP.

until, with

The concert was cancelled until next spring due to the venue's renovation.

ADV.

further, really, somewhat

The concert was cancelled further down the road due to the singer's illness.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — (of events) no longer planned or scheduled

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The cancelled show would have drawn some 5,000 fans.

Wiktionary

Most of the cancelled specimens were somewhat less valuable philatelically.

Wiktionary

On the question of rehabilitation for cancelled celebrities, the nature of the offence is relevant: a bad day is different from a life of abusive crime.

Wiktionary

In spite of the rain, the game was not cancelled.

Tatoeba · #26777

The weather being rainy, the baseball game was cancelled.

Tatoeba · #26933

The flight was cancelled because of the thick fog.

Tatoeba · #44350

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