All nix synonyms
nix
N n noun nix
- zero β the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher.
- nil β nothing; naught; zero.
- nothing β no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
- zilch β zero; nothing: The search came up with zilch.
- naught β nothing.
- none β to no extent; in no way; not at all: The supply is none too great.
- null β without value, effect, consequence, or significance.
- nullity β the state or quality of being null; nothingness; invalidity.
- nought β nothing.
- forbidding β grim; unfriendly; hostile; sinister: his forbidding countenance.
- no β classic drama of Japan, developed chiefly in the 14th century, employing verse, prose, choral song, and dance in highly conventionalized formal and thematic patterns derived from religious sources and folk myths.
- refusal β an act or instance of refusing.
- sprite β an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- veto β 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.
adverb nix
- not by any means β in no way, by no method
- not at all β in no way, to no extent
- nope β no1 (def 1).
- by no means β on no account; in no way
- no way β refusal
- nothing doing β no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
- nixing β nothing.
- not β (used to express negation, denial, refusal, or prohibition): You must not do that. It's not far from here.
verb nix
- forbid β to command (a person) not to do something, have something, etc., or not to enter some place: to forbid him entry to the house.
- take apart β into pieces or parts; to pieces: to take a watch apart; an old barn falling apart from decay.
- decline β If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
- disapprove β to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- turn one's back on β the rear part of the human body, extending from the neck to the lower end of the spine.
- frown on β to contract the brow, as in displeasure or deep thought; scowl.
- beat off β to drive back; repel
- take out β the act of taking.
- weasel out β any small carnivore of the genus Mustela, of the family Mustelidae, having a long, slender body and feeding chiefly on small rodents.
- prohibit β to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law: Smoking is prohibited here.
- lock up β a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- root out β a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- jam up β a stoppage or slowing of motion, work, or the like, due to obstruction, overloading, malfunction, or inefficiency; jam: Your letters didn't go out yesterday because there was a jam-up in the mail room.
- disfranchise β to deprive (a person) of a right of citizenship, as of the right to vote.
- backwaters β Plural form of backwater.
- heave-ho β an act of rejection, dismissal, or forcible ejection: The bartender gave the noisy drunk the old heave-ho.
- blow sky-high β to destroy completely
- abrogate β If someone in a position of authority abrogates something such as a law, agreement, or practice, they put an end to it.
- discharge β to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
- let go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- gridlocked β Simple past tense and past participle of gridlock.
- throw cold water on β having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth: cold water; a cold day.
- ward off β a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative or political purposes.
- disannul β to annul utterly; make void: to disannul a contract.
- shoot down β the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
- fly in the face of β to move through the air using wings.
- stand down β Military. a temporary cessation of offensive actions; cease-fire; truce: a stand-down for the Christmas holidays.