avoid vs cancel

avoid is not a noun while cancel is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
avoid	No	No	Yes	No
cancel	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, cancel is a hypernym of avoid; that is, cancel is a word with a broader meaning than avoid:

Other hypernyms of avoid include strike down.

avoid (noun)	cancel (noun)
	a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

avoid (verb)	cancel (verb)
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something	make invalid for use
refrain from certain foods or beverages	remove or make invisible
declare invalid	declare null and void; make ineffective
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off	postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
refrain from doing something	make up for