Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cancel out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables: can-cel out
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To neutralize the effect of.

Transitive verb

verb

Of two or more things: to neutralize each other's effect.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"We can cancel the aberration out by adding another filter."
"[…] there is every likelihood that the current pattern of increase would eventually cancel out each expensive improvement, as has happened with the ten-car scheme."
"The lead was cancelled out when Owen nodded in from close range."
"Love and hate cancel out."

Usage

Inflected Forms

cancels out (present, singular) canceling out (US, participle) cancelling out (UK, participle) canceled out (US, participle) canceled out (US, past) cancelled out (UK, participle) cancelled out (UK, past)

Frequently Paired Words

counter counteract counterbalance countervail negate

Synonyms

nullify wipe out

Questions

What does cancel out mean?: To neutralize the effect of.

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