CALL OFF Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

call off

verb

Definition of call off

as in to distract

to draw the attention or mind to something else she was about to tell me the big news when her attention was called off by the arrival of another guest

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as in to cancel

to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) called off the party after half of those invited couldn't make it

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Recent Examples of call off The California Post reported that Cloobeck has called off his engagement to Lavie. — City News Service, Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026 In March, Prescott and Ramos called off their wedding after dating for more than two years. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 After two weeks, the zoo called off its rescue efforts, and the city (and some birders) cheered for the bird hero that overcame the odds. — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026 The engagement was called off in March 2026, roughly five weeks before the ceremony. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for call off

Recent Examples of Synonyms for call off

Verb

The running text would distract from interviews of newsmakers, for example, but executives do see more chances to use it.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
Environmental groups, including the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives, argue that bioplastics maintain the single-use paradigm and distract from real solutions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of distract

Verb

However, incoming emergency room traffic was temporarily diverted to other hospitals, Derderian said.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
Doing so would require state legislation, since the special property tax levy for teacher pensions can’t be diverted to CPS operations without a change in law.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of divert

Verb

They have both been charged with four counts of abandoning or endangering a child.

— S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Republicans think the fraud scandal, which led Walz to abandon his plans to run for a third term, gives them a rare opening to make inroads in an otherwise tough environment for the GOP.

— Jonathan J. Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of abandon

Verb

First baseman Contreras fielded the throw off the bag and then threw to the plate, where catcher Connor Wong tagged Sam Antonacci for the third out.

— CBS News, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Users who encounter the threat may see a variety of false windows designed to throw off the user from detecting the scam, according to Microsoft.

— Mason Leib, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of throw off

Verb

Bad actors used to hastily scrap together basic scripts – instructions for automating tasks – to achieve their goals, according to Meyers.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
But completely scrapping all sanctions on Iran would require legislative changes by Congress, where very few things are getting through these days.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of scrap

Verb

In January, major grain traders withdrew from the soy moratorium, which helped slash deforestation over its nearly two decades in effect, after top soy-producing states passed bills revoking tax benefits for participating companies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, citizenship may be revoked if it was illegally procured or obtained through the concealment of a material fact or willful misrepresentation.

— Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of revoke

Verb

Would the entire operation be aborted before entering the vehicle for the airport?

— David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
That forced 19 flights to divert away from the airport, including a Boeing 757 operated by the shipping company DHL that was forced to abort its landing approach, according to the flight tracking service Flightradar24.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026