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
ban, enjoin, forbid, prohibit, proscribe, veto
rebuff, repel, spurn
check, constrain, curb, hold, keep, repress, restrain, restrict
balk (at), hinder, impede, obstruct
afford, furnish, give, provide, supply
authorize, commission, license (also licence)
accede (to), acquiesce, agree (to), assent (to), consent (to), warrant
accord, sanction, vouchsafe
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
balk (at), decline, deselect, disapprove, negative, pass, pass up, refuse, reject, reprobate, repudiate, spurn, throw out, throw over, turn down
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
condone, countenance, swallow, tolerate
adopt, embrace, receive, take, welcome
accede, acquiesce, agree, assent, consent
choose, handpick, select
espouse, support
