NIXES Synonyms: 133 Similar and Opposite Words

nixes

verb

present tense third-person singular of nix

as in denies

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

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as in dismisses

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

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as in refuses

to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to the committee nixed the additional expenditures

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Recent Examples of nixes In Alabama, state officials are scrambling to finalize the details of two separate primary elections to accommodate a map that nixes two majority-Black districts. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026 This nixes the stress of having to meet someone during the day. — Ayana Underwood, Outside, 2 Mar. 2026 Given that Catherine never gives birth in the film, Fennell nixes the possibility of exploring the next generation in a second movie. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026 The proposal eliminates the supplemental learning funds for all online schools across the state — about $20 million — and nixes about $3 million in transportation funding for virtual schools. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026 But with the June primary ballot deadline rapidly approaching, the delay likely nixes the possibility of the city amending its own tax before a possible statewide measure goes before voters. — Calmatters, Oc Register, 29 Jan. 2026 Joyce nixes the idea immediately. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025 Griesinger’s observation nixes the possibility of the series losing popularity due to overexposure. — JSTOR Daily, 12 Oct. 2025 Fishers nixes plans for another Allisonville roundabout after crash spike at 96th Street circle Noblesville has dominated Indiana soccer for years. — John Tufts, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025

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Verb

In the lawsuit, Kupsh acknowledges attending most of the demonstrations but denies being a ringleader, blocking anyone from campus walkways or refusing orders.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Meta denies these claims, asserting human decisions guide workforce management.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of denies

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After roll call and then assisting a man who sought to change his address, Judge Cho dismisses the other immigrants without speaking to them individually.

— Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026
The Heritage Foundation’s Yenor dismisses the notion that elite sports pose any threat to male fertility, observing to SciAm that, since 1990, Super Bowl–winning quarterbacks have had a higher than average number of children.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of dismisses

Verb

But Buddy, the feature debut of Casper Kelly, lets the genre’s relentlessly upbeat tone slowly curdle in the opening sequence, in which one of the kids refuses to play along with day’s lesson about being brave and trying new things.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
With his final book, however, Morris refuses to draw conclusions, letting the ambiguity of Surrealists’ meanings stand.

— Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of refuses

Verb

When a human accepts, rejects or overrides the agent, the organization can reconstruct why—not from a comment field that made sense to the person who wrote it, but from a structured record that holds its meaning after they're gone.

— Krupesh Bhat, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Israel rejects this, viewing the area as disputed rather than occupied.

— Pesha Magid Reuters, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of rejects

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Because the coating stops being an insulator when its breakdown threshold is reached, the charge rips through it in a miniature dielectric breakdown, the same failure mode that kills capacitors and transformer insulation.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
The forest feels healthy even though it is pockmarked with dead standing beetle kills.

— Megan Schrader, Denver Post, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of kills

Verb

The fee applies during the first 13 years of the agreement and gradually declines over the remaining initial term.

— Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026
Recent findings show that early-career workers – ages 22 to 25 – in occupations most vulnerable to AI automation, such as software development and customer service, have experienced employment declines.

— Maria Black, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of declines

Verb

At midnight the housing bill, hailed as the most substantial legislation on housing in decades, will become law, unless Trump reverses course and signs it sooner or vetoes it.

— Jack Harvel July 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
But the housing affordability bill, dubbed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, is nevertheless set to become law automatically on Saturday — unless Trump vetoes it.

— Kevin Breuninger,Justin Papp, CNBC, 10 July 2026

Definition of vetoes

Verb

But that formulation ignores the crucial matter of what those things do to the people who use them.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
The senator’s second argument, concerning conference expansion, ignores the fact that the Act places no restrictions on UConn’s ability to join any conference.

— Randy Levine, Hartford Courant, 27 Aug. 2026

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