Thesaurus
nix
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of NIX
1
to be unwilling to grant <our supervisor nixed my request to work from home, if only on a trial basis>
Related Words ban, enjoin, forbid, prohibit, proscribe, veto; rebuff, repel, spurn; check, constrain, curb, hold, keep, repress, restrain, restrict; balk (at), hinder, impede, obstruct
2
to reject by or as if by a vote <movie audiences have effectively nixed the idea of the reviving the old-fashioned western by emphatically ignoring this latest effort>
3
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to <the committee nixed the additional expenditures>
Synonyms balk (at), deselect, disapprove, negative, nix, pass, pass up, refuse, reject, reprobate, repudiate, spurn, throw out, throw over, turn down
Related Words blow off, disdain, rebuff, scorn, scout, shoot down; overrule, veto; forbid, prohibit, proscribe; dismiss, ignore; abstain (from), forbear, refrain (from); deny, disavow, disclaim, dispute, gainsay; stick; abjure, forswear (also foreswear), recant, renounce, retract, take back, unsay, withdraw; avoid, bypass, detour; contradict, deny, disown, negate; controvert, disagree (with), disprove, dispute, rebut, refute; back down, back off, backtrack; disallow, recall, renege, revoke
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