RECALLED Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

recalled

verb

past tense of recall

as in remembered

to bring back to mind I don't recall meeting you before

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as in canceled

to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) I'll recall my purchase order if the company refuses to guarantee that it'll arrive before Christmas

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Recent Examples of recalled Today, this is usually recalled, when it’s recalled at all, as trivia. — Jim Rasenberger, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026 The teen also recalled being denied the ability to contact his mother for days after he was hospitalized. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 Pulisic recalled arriving at Pochettino’s temporary office for a meeting and hearing a country song. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 5 July 2026 While his 2003 company HDNet wasn’t as big, Cuban recalled paying out 20% of the profits to his employees. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 July 2026 Gordon recalled one instance when an item the rescue had long relied on suddenly became far more expensive because of tariffs causing the rescue to have to spend $1,000 in unexpected costs. — Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026 Multiple lots of dog food have been recalled nationwide for possibly containing metal and plastic fragments that could injure pets, according to a Food and Drug Administration notice. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 6 July 2026 Earlier this year, nearly 60,000 pounds of frozen blueberries were recalled due to potential Listeria contamination. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026 In a 2001 interview with Q magazine, Ozzy recalled being heavily intoxicated during their nuptials. — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

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Alek, who’s been to Arrowhead multiple times to watch Kelce in action, remembered a funny interaction between Kelce and his dad during practice.

— Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
As educators, the women may have hoped that Brown, one of only a few Black people in a position of power within the local government, would be able to influence the way the event was remembered in the larger community.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 July 2026

Definition of remembered

Verb

Parades, concerts and fireworks shows were canceled or delayed in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Delaware for July 3 and 4.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Philadelphia canceled its Wawa Welcome America parade, Washington’s Great American State Fair temporarily closed Friday afternoon, and other celebrations have delayed public entry to reduce exposure during the hottest hours.

— Erin McGarry, NBC news, 3 July 2026

Definition of canceled

Verb

Saipov, who had rented a truck and planned to target a Manhattan parade, found the route blocked by these barriers and abandoned that plan.

— Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
They are being abandoned not just by Thomson but by large segments of their original audience.

— Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

Definition of abandoned

Verb

But before his performance was scrapped, Hagar gave fans a preview on social media.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
But Nixon scrapped those plans in place of federal funding for grassroots programming, Rymsza-Pawlowska said, which grew into forms of civic engagement still popular today.

— James Pollard, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of scrapped

Verb

In North Carolina, permits are immediately revoked if a restaurant scores below 70%.

— Eva Flowe July 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
Ask how the agent acting on your behalf is cryptographically identified as well as how quickly a compromised credential can be revoked without affecting the rest of the system.

— Teodor Calin, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of revoked

Verb

The launch came after multiple weather delays, as well as a software issue that aborted a Thursday launch attempt and was fixed with an update.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
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

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