❌ Can be stopped ➗ Removable in math

cancelable

3.5

Can be stopped or called off before it starts

adjective
/ˈkænsləbl/

: cancelable

Many subscriptions are cancelable within the first 30 days of purchase.

Examples

No one is UN we're all so cancellable like in two seconds.
So as long as that var cancellable exists, then sync keeps syncing.
You can change your flight booking since it is cancelable at no charge.
The theater allows for cancelable tickets if you notify them at least 24 hours in advance.

Synonyms

terminable

vscancelable

1 7.4

Able to be ended after a set time or when certain things happen

is called off before it takes effect rather than ended later

recallable

vscancelable

5.1

Something that can be taken back, for example a product or an official removed by vote

is called off before it takes effect rather than undone afterward

voidable

vscancelable

Formal

7.9

An agreement that one person can legally cancel because of fraud or pressure

is called off before it takes effect rather than rescinded later

rescindable

vscancelable

Formal

9.1

Able to be canceled by law

is called off before it takes effect rather than annulled afterward

Antonyms

non-cancelable

Formal

5.3

You cannot stop or change it after you agree

How Cancelable

cancelable

3.5

irrevocable

14 8.1

Surface Forms

cancelable positive

cancelled positive

Morphology

cancelable = cancel (transparent) = cancel + able

Standard adjectival formation from the verb 'cancel' with '-able'; the meaning 'able to be canceled' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Cancelable comes from cancel 'to cross out' and the ending -able 'able to'. So something cancelable is 'able to be crossed out', which is why it means you can call it off before it happens.