Synonyms of nix

nix

verb

ˈniks 

1

as in to refuse

to be unwilling to grant

our supervisor nixed my request to work from home, if only on a trial basis

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refuse
• reject
• deny
• decline
• disallow
• withhold
• disapprove
• forbid
• veto
• negative
• prohibit
• ban
• restrict
• enjoin
• keep
• reprobate
• proscribe
• check
• spurn
• restrain
• repel
• curb
• hinder
• rebuff
• constrain
• impede
• hold
• repress
• obstruct
• balk (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• let
• permit
• grant
• allow
• concede
• okay
• afford
• provide
• furnish
• OK
• give
• supply
• authorize
• agree (to)
• acquiesce
• license
• consent (to)
• accede (to)
• commission
• assent (to)
• warrant
• sanction
• accord
• licence
• vouchsafe

2

as in to dismiss

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 & Similar Words

• dismiss
• veto
• kill
• refuse
• blackball
• negative
• shoot down
• disallow
• disapprove
• down
• decline
• blacklist

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confirm
• approve
• allow
• pass
• admit
• ratify
• support
• elect
• sanction
• assent (to)

3

as in to reject

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

the committee nixed the additional expenditures

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refuse
• reject
• decline
• ignore
• avoid
• veto
• spurn
• deny
• pass
• forbid
• disapprove
• withdraw
• dismiss
• turn down
• pass up
• repudiate
• throw over
• dispute
• deselect
• throw out
• balk (at)
• negative
• overrule
• reprobate
• prohibit
• turn one's back on
• rebuff
• scout
• proscribe
• foreswear
• renounce
• disdain
• blow off
• stick
• revoke
• forbear
• retract
• disavow
• scorn
• shoot down
• refrain (from)
• take back
• forswear
• bypass
• disclaim
• disallow
• abjure
• gainsay
• unsay
• negate
• recant
• abstain (from)
• contradict
• recall
• refute
• backtrack
• disagree (with)
• disown
• renege
• disprove
• controvert
• rebut
• back down
• detour
• back off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approve
• agree (to)
• accept
• tolerate
• adopt
• take
• swallow
• receive
• condone
• agree
• embrace
• welcome
• acquiesce
• accede
• choose
• select
• countenance
• consent
• assent
• support
• espouse
• handpick

Examples of nix in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Those precise requirements nixed thousands of contenders and left just two possibilities, Oklahoma Watch reported: two KJV versions that have been officially endorsed by the Trump family. —Samantha Riedel, Them, 9 Oct. 2024

That meant installing sturdy granite countertops in the kitchen and nixing a formal dining room entirely. —Laura May Todd, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2024

Google, which recently nixed a plan to turn off tracking cookies by default in Chrome, urged Newsom to veto the bill, reports by Bloomberg and Politico said. —Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 24 Sep. 2024

The company faced a setback this summer when a judge nixed a $335 million settlement in a class action lawsuit brought by former fighters. —Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2024