ABORT Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

abort

verb

ə-ˈbȯrt

Definition of abort

as in to cancel

to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) had to abort the mission to Mars when they lost contact with the satellite

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Recent Examples of abort An unpiloted test flight in December 2019 failed to reach the space station, aborted its mission, and came home early. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026 In the 1990s, Long Beach danced with Disney over plans — eventually aborted — to build a $2 billion theme park on the site of the Queen Mary. — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026 Verstappen's crash at the final pair of corners brought out yellow flags, which Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli erroneously thought were double-waved yellow flags and aborted his lap. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026 According to the agency, Delta Air Lines flight 2351 from Dallas was forced to abort its landing in Boston because another aircraft was departing from an intersecting runway. — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for abort

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As aides at the Capitol were actively building a stage for the celebratory event, meant to communicate a big cost-of-living win to voters, the president abruptly canceled it.

— Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 2 July 2026
The city council voting against a recommendation by its fire marshal to cancel the display.

— Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 2 July 2026

Definition of cancel

Verb

According to the American Medical Association, 78% of physicians report that prior authorization delays have led patients to abandon recommended treatment.

— Venkata Ramya Ganti, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Later that day, deputies found her van abandoned in a field near Interstate 95, but Graham had seemingly vanished without a trace.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of abandon

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Experts say Leo could revoke some of the concessions that Francis granted the SSPX as part of the Holy See's response to the new consecrations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
While some of the funds were awarded, they were never fully executed before Congress revoked unspent money last summer in the Republican tax bill.

— Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of revoke

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Plans to pitch a replica of George Washington’s Revolutionary War field headquarters tent on the lawn outside Independence Hall were scrapped because of the extreme heat.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026
Four bidders scrapped over the nearly eight-foot-high work, known as the Hamilton Laocoön, with a buyer new to the old masters market prevailing.

— News Desk, Artforum, 2 July 2026

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