CRY OFF Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

cry off

verb

Definition of cry off

as in to cancel

to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) their film deal had been abruptly cried off, and now the filmmakers were back to square one

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Recent Examples of cry off In the clip, Paul threw a metal chair that appeared to hit her child, who was heard crying off camera. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026 People were crying off-camera a lot. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026 Here are 9 waterproof eyeliner that not even a level 100 Cancer would not cry off. — Sarah Han, Allure, 21 Nov. 2024 Hoda Kotb's Today show departure announcement is causing a lot of tears from her colleagues, including Savannah Guthrie who cried off her glam! — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024 How can the guys and gals do all this without crying off their makeup, or busting a seam on one of their tight-fitting getups? — oregonlive, 24 May 2023

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cry off

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Von Ferdinand had allegedly canceled all of her other appointments.

— Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
The program cancels outstanding debt for eligible borrowers who make 120 monthly payments, or 10 years of participation.

— Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of cancel

Verb

Many hotels have abandoned single-use amenities, and the JW Marriott has followed that move by installing refillable shampoo and other containers.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
Fallen trees blocked forest roads, snow forced them to abandon some attempts and return later, and on one climb, a navigation error sent them up the wrong side of the peak.

— Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of abandon

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In another depressing week for the UK’s public broadcaster, there were more cuts, talk of even more cuts and programs scrapped, as the BBC’s desperate bid to make the books work continues under former Google EMEA chief Matt Brittin.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026
Yet Brazil’s count runs partially on the kind of paperless machines that the president has vowed to scrap.

— Solly Boussidan, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of scrap

Verb

The drone fell to the ground, aborting the mission, Flint said in a series of messages on WhatsApp.

— Anastasiia Parafeniuk, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
This month's event was the first drop test since an unsuccessful attempt in May, when a sensor flagged an issue during preparations, prompting engineers to abort the test before the model was released.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of abort

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