cancelled
No longer planned or scheduled.
Example
“The cancelled show would have drawn some 5,000 fans.”
Other meanings
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.”
Synonyms
- off
Related words
- noncancelled
- cancelled to order
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “cancelled” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.