call off

The phrase “call off” has 2 syllables: call off

It's pronounced as /ˈkɔːl ɒf/


What is synonym and antonym for call off?

In the thesaurus, “call off” has 50 synonyms and 14 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for call off along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for call off

  • abandon
  • abort
  • abrogate
  • abstract
  • amuse
  • annul
  • beguile
  • break off
  • call
  • cancel
  • countermand
  • cry off
  • desist
  • detract
  • discontinue
  • distract
  • divert
  • drop
  • end
  • entertain
  • give up
  • halt
  • hold back
  • interrupt
  • invalidate
  • kill
  • nullify
  • postpone
  • recall
  • recant
  • relinquish
  • repeal
  • rescind
  • retract
  • reverse
  • revoke
  • roll back
  • scrap
  • scrub
  • stop
  • stray
  • surrender
  • suspend
  • take back
  • terminate
  • throw off
  • void
  • wander
  • withdraw
  • write off

Antonyms for call off

  • begin
  • commence
  • concentrate
  • continue
  • engage
  • focus
  • initiate
  • keep
  • pledge
  • promise
  • start
  • take on
  • take up
  • undertake

Meanings of call off

  • verb
    1. To recall; to cancel or call a halt to.
    2. To telephone in one's notice of a day's absence from work.

Example Sentences

  • Due to the heavy rain, they had to call off the outdoor picnic.
  • The union threatened to call off the strike if their demands were met by management.
  • The referee decided to call off the soccer match because of the unsafe playing conditions.
  • After hours of negotiation, they finally agreed to call off the military operation.
  • The company had to call off the product launch due to unforeseen technical issues.

On this page you'll find 64 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to call off, such as: abandon, abort, abrogate, abstract, amuse, annul, begin.

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abandon

abate

  • abbreviate
  • abolish
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  • call off
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  • flag
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  • null
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  • outlaw
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  • pall
  • pare
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  • prune
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  • quash
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  • recall
  • recede
  • reduce
  • reject
  • relax
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  • remediate
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  • repeal
  • rescind
  • retract
  • retrench
  • reverse
  • revoke
  • roll back
  • set aside
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  • suspend
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  • vacate
  • vanish
  • veto
  • void
  • wane
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  • withdraw
  • write off

abolish

  • abate
  • abort
  • abrogate
  • annihilate
  • annul
  • atomize
  • avoid
  • ban
  • black out
  • blast
  • blot out
  • blow up
  • break down
  • call
  • call off
  • cancel
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  • countermand
  • cut
  • dash
  • decimate
  • demolish
  • destroy
  • devastate
  • devour
  • disallow
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  • discard
  • disestablish
  • dismantle
  • dismiss
  • dissolve
  • ditch
  • do away with
  • doom
  • drop
  • dynamite
  • efface
  • eject
  • eliminate
  • end
  • enjoin
  • eradicate
  • erase
  • excise
  • expel
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  • extinguish
  • extirpate
  • finish
  • flatten
  • forbid
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  • invalidate
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  • kill
  • kill off
  • liquidate
  • negate
  • nix
  • null
  • nullify
  • obliterate
  • oust
  • outlaw
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  • overrule
  • overthrow
  • overturn
  • powder
  • prohibit
  • pulverize
  • put an end to
  • put kibosh on
  • put the kibosh on
  • quash
  • ravage
  • raze
  • recall
  • reject
  • remove
  • repeal
  • repudiate
  • rescind
  • retract
  • reverse
  • revoke
  • roll back
  • rub out
  • ruin
  • scrub
  • set aside
  • shatter
  • smash
  • splinter
  • squelch
  • stamp out
  • strike down
  • subvert
  • supersede
  • suppress
  • suspend
  • tear down
  • terminate
  • throw out
  • total
  • undo
  • vacate
  • veto
  • vitiate
  • void
  • waste
  • wipe out
  • withdraw
  • wreck
  • write off
  • zap

abort

  • abandon
  • abrogate
  • annul
  • arrest
  • break off
  • call
  • call it quits
  • call off
  • cancel
  • check
  • countermand
  • cry off
  • cut off
  • discontinue
  • drop
  • end
  • fail
  • give up
  • halt
  • hold back
  • interrupt
  • invalidate
  • knock it off
  • lay off
  • miscarry
  • nullify
  • recall
  • recant
  • relinquish
  • repeal
  • rescind
  • retract
  • reverse
  • revoke
  • roll back
  • scrap
  • scratch
  • scrub
  • stop
  • surrender
  • suspend
  • take back
  • terminate
  • void
  • withdraw
  • write off

abrogate

  • abate
  • abolish
  • abort
  • annihilate
  • annul
  • avoid
  • ban
  • break down
  • call
  • call off
  • cancel
  • countermand
  • disallow
  • disannul
  • dismiss
  • dissolve
  • do away with
  • do in
  • drop
  • eliminate
  • end
  • enjoin
  • eradicate
  • erase
  • finish off
  • forbid
  • invalidate
  • knock out
  • liquidate
  • negate
  • nix
  • null
  • nullify
  • outlaw
  • override
  • overrule
  • overturn
  • prohibit
  • quash
  • recall
  • reject
  • remove
  • renege
  • repeal
  • rescind
  • retract
  • reverse
  • revoke
  • roll back
  • scrub
  • set aside
  • strike down
  • suspend
  • throw out
  • torpedo
  • undo
  • vacate
  • veto
  • vitiate
  • void
  • withdraw
  • write off

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