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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
Synonyms of nix

decline, deny, disallow, disapprove, negative, refuse, reject, reprobate, withhold
Words Related to nix

ban, enjoin, forbid, prohibit, proscribe, veto

rebuff, repel, spurn

check, constrain, curb, hold, keep, repress, restrain, restrict

balk (at), hinder, impede, obstruct
Near Antonyms of nix

afford, furnish, give, provide, supply

authorize, commission, license (also licence)

accede (to), acquiesce, agree (to), assent (to), consent (to), warrant

accord, sanction, vouchsafe
Antonyms of nix

allow, concede, grant, let, OK (or okay), permit

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
Synonyms of nix

blackball, down, kill, negative, shoot down, veto
Words Related to nix

decline, disallow, disapprove, dismiss, refuse

blacklist
Near Antonyms of nix

admit, allow, approve, assent (to), pass, sanction

elect, support
Antonyms of nix

confirm, ratify

3 to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to

  • the committee nixed the additional expenditures
Synonyms of nix

balk (at), decline, deselect, disapprove, negative, pass, pass up, refuse, reject, reprobate, repudiate, spurn, throw out, throw over, turn down
Words Related to nix

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
Phrases Synonymous with nix

turn one's back on
Near Antonyms of nix

condone, countenance, swallow, tolerate

adopt, embrace, receive, take, welcome

accede, acquiesce, agree, assent, consent

choose, handpick, select

espouse, support
Antonyms of nix

accept, agree (to), approve

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