nix
The word “nix” has 1 syllable: nix
It's pronounced as /nɪks/
What is synonym and antonym for nix?
In the thesaurus, “nix” has 79 synonyms and 46 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for nix along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for nix
- abjure
- avoid
- back down
- back off
- backtrack
- ban
- blackball
- blacklist
- blow off
- bypass
- check
- constrain
- contradict
- controvert
- curb
- decline
- deny
- deselect
- detour
- disallow
- disapprove
- disavow
- disclaim
- disdain
- dismiss
- disown
- disprove
- dispute
- down
- enjoin
- forbear
- forbid
- foreswear
- forswear
- gainsay
- hinder
- hold
- ignore
- impede
- keep
- kill
- negate
- negative
- obstruct
- overrule
- pass
- pass up
- prohibit
- proscribe
- rebuff
- rebut
- recall
- recant
- refuse
- refute
- reject
- renege
- renounce
- repel
- repress
- reprobate
- repudiate
- restrain
- restrict
- retract
- revoke
- scorn
- scout
- shoot down
- spurn
- stick
- take back
- throw out
- throw over
- turn down
- unsay
- veto
- withdraw
- withhold
Antonyms for nix
- accede
- accept
- accord
- acquiesce
- admit
- adopt
- afford
- agree
- allow
- approve
- assent
- authorize
- choose
- commission
- concede
- condone
- confirm
- consent
- countenance
- elect
- embrace
- espouse
- furnish
- give
- grant
- handpick
- let
- licence
- license
- ok
- okay
- pass
- permit
- provide
- ratify
- receive
- sanction
- select
- supply
- support
- swallow
- take
- tolerate
- vouchsafe
- warrant
- welcome
Meanings of nix
- noun
- Nothing.
- A treacherous water-spirit; a nixie.
- verb
- To make something become nothing; to reject or cancel.
- To destroy or eradicate.
Example Sentences
- They decided to nix the plan after budget cuts.
- Management chose to nix the event due to low interest.
- She had to nix her vacation because of unexpected work.
- The editor will probably nix that paragraph for clarity.
- They tried to nix the rumor before it spread further.
On this page you'll find 125 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to nix, such as: abjure, accede, accept, accord, acquiesce, admit, adopt.
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Related Words
gainsaying
- abjuration
- abnegation
- about-face
- abrogating
- abrogation
- abstaining
- adjuration
- adversarial
- adverse
- against
- against the grain
- allergic
- annulling
- annulment
- antagonistic
- anti
- antipathetic
- antithesis
- antithetical
- antonym
- antonymous
- at cross-purposes
- at odds
- averse
- backpedaling
- backtracking
- balky
- battling
- blank
- brush-off
- bucking
- cancellation
- challenging
- clashing
- cold shoulder
- colorless
- combating
- con
- conflict
- conflicting
- confronting
- confutation
- confuting
- contesting
- contradicting
- contradiction
- contrary
- contravening
- contravention
- contraversion
- controversion
- controverting
- converse
- counter
- counteractive
- crossing
- cynical
- declination
- defending
- defensive
- defiance
- denial
- denying
- detrimental
- difference
- disaffirmance
- disaffirmation
- disaffirming
- disagreeing
- disagreement
- disallowance
- disallowing
- disapproval
- disavowal
- disavowing
- disclaimer
- disclaiming
- disconfirming
- discrepancy
- dismissing
- disowning
- disproof
- disproving
- dispute
- disputed
- disputing
- dissension
- dissent
- dissentient
- dissenting
- enemy
- exposing
- facing
- fighting
- forget it
- forswearing
- gloomy
- hostile
- impugning
- in opposition
- incompatible
- incongruity
- inconsistency
- inimical
- invalidating
- inverse
- irreconcilable
- jaundiced
- nay
- naysaying
- negating
- negation
- negative
- negativing
- negatory
- neutralization
- neutralizing
- nix
- no
- nonacceptance
- noncommittal
- nonexistence
- nothingness
- nugatory
- nullification
- nullifying
- nullity
- objecting
- obstructive
- opposed
- opposing
- opposite
- opposition
- palinode
- pessimistic
- privative
- prohibition
- proscription
- protestation
- protesting
- questioning
- rebuff
- rebuttal
- rebutting
- recall
- recantation
- recusant
- refraining
- refusal
- refusing
- refutal
- refutation
- refuting
- rejecting
- rejection
- removed
- renegement
- reneging
- renouncement
- renouncing
- renunciation
- repelling
- repudiating
- repudiation
- repugnant
- repulse
- resisting
- resistive
- restrictive
- retractation
- retraction
- reversal
- reverse
- revocation
- rival
- statement
- statement abnegation
- traversing
- turndown
- unaffirmative
- unenthusiastic
- unfavorable
- uninterested
- unsaying
- unwilling
- up against
- vacuity
- veto
- void
- volte-face
- warring
- weak
- withdrawal
jam-up
- Catch-22
- albatross
- backup
- baggage
- ball and chain
- ban
- bar
- barrier
- black out
- block
- bottle
- bottle up
- bottleneck
- box in
- bring to screeching halt
- catch
- chasten
- check
- clog
- collect
- compose
- congestion
- constrain
- control
- cool
- cork
- crawl
- crimp
- crush
- cumbrance
- curb
- debar
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- deterrent
- disallow
- drag
- drawback
- encumbrance
- enjoin
- excess baggage
- foot dragging
- forbid
- forfend
- freeze
- glitch
- gridlock
- halt
- hamper
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- hang up
- hang-up
- hinder
- hitch
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- interdict
- interference
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- jam
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- keep under wraps
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- limitation
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- master
- millstone
- monkey wrench
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- nix
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- outlaw
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- preclude
- prevent
- proscribe
- put a lock on
- put a stopper in
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- put down
- put half nelson on
- quash
- quelch
- quell
- rein
- restrain
- restraint
- restrict
- restriction
- rule out
- shush
- shut out
- silence
- simmer down
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- smother
- snag
- snarl
- spike
- squelch
- stifle
- stoppage
- stumbling block
- stymie
- subdue
- subjugate
- suppress
- swallow
- taboo
- tailback
- tangle
- throw cold water on
- tie up
- tie-up
- traffic
- trammel
- veto
- zing
naiad
zero
- abyss
- armpit
- aught
- bedrock
- blank
- bottom
- cipher
- depth
- dwarf
- figurehead
- goose egg
- half-pint
- inferior
- insect
- insignificancy
- least
- lightweight
- lowest point
- mediocrity
- morsel
- nada
- nadir
- naught
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- no-name
- nobody
- noncelebrity
- nonentity
- nonperson
- nothing
- nought
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- number
- o
- oblivion
- obscurity
- oh
- ought
- pigmy
- pip-squeak
- pit
- puppet
- pygmy
- rock bottom
- scratch
- shrimp
- shutout
- snippersnapper
- twerp
- void
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- zilch
- zip
- zot
abolish
- abate
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- abrogate
- annihilate
- annul
- atomize
- avoid
- ban
- black out
- blast
- blot out
- blow up
- break down
- call
- call off
- cancel
- consume
- countermand
- cut
- dash
- decimate
- demolish
- destroy
- devastate
- devour
- disallow
- disannul
- discard
- disestablish
- dismantle
- dismiss
- dissolve
- ditch
- do away with
- doom
- drop
- dynamite
- efface
- eject
- eliminate
- end
- enjoin
- eradicate
- erase
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- expel
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- exterminate
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- finish
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- jettison
- kill
- kill off
- liquidate
- negate
- nix
- null
- nullify
- obliterate
- oust
- outlaw
- override
- overrule
- overthrow
- overturn
- powder
- prohibit
- pulverize
- put an end to
- put kibosh on
- put the kibosh on
- quash
- ravage
- raze
- recall
- reject
- remove
- repeal
- repudiate
- rescind
- retract
- reverse
- revoke
- roll back
- rub out
- ruin
- scrub
- set aside
- shatter
- smash
- splinter
- squelch
- stamp out
- strike down
- subvert
- supersede
- suppress
- suspend
- tear down
- terminate
- throw out
- total
- undo
- vacate
- veto
- vitiate
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- waste
- wipe out
- withdraw
- wreck
- write off
- zap