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- [niks]
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- /nɪks/
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- [niks]
- /nɪks/
Definitions of nixed word
- abbreviation NIXED nothing. 1
- adverb nixed no1 (def 1). 1
- verb with object nixed to veto; refuse to agree to; prohibit: to nix the project. 1
- noun nixed Simple past tense and past participle of nix. 1
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Origin of nixed
First appearance:
before 1780 One of the 45% newest English words
1780-90; < German: variant of nichts nothing
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Parts of speech for Nixed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nixed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
nixed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nixed
noun nixed
- vetoed — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
verb nixed
- forbade — a simple past tense of forbid.
- declined — to withhold or deny consent to do, enter into or upon, etc.; refuse: He declined to say more about it.
- disapproved — Simple past tense and past participle of disapprove.
- prohibited — to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law: Smoking is prohibited here.
- disfranchised — Simple past tense and past participle of disfranchise.
Antonyms for nixed
noun nixed
- sanctioned — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
Top questions with nixed
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