Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cancelled

/kˈænsəld/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

Syllables: can-celled
IPA: /kˈænsəld/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of cancel

adj

No longer planned or scheduled.

adj

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

adj

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.

Example Sentences

"The game was cancelled because of snow on the field."
"The cancelled show would have drawn some 5,000 fans."
"Most of the cancelled specimens were somewhat less valuable philatelically."
"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."

Inflected Forms

canceled (alternative)

Derived Forms

noncancelled

Phrases

cancelled to order

Synonyms

off

Homonyms

canceled

Rhymes With

canceled

Questions

How do you pronounce cancelled?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈænsəld/.
What does cancelled mean?: simple past and past participle of cancel

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