kiboshed
Put an end to
Kiboshed is the past tense of kibosh, meaning to put an end to something or stop it decisively.
If a plan gets kiboshed, it's been shut down or canceled: The rain kiboshed our picnic.
Management kiboshed the proposal before it reached committee.
The origin of kibosh is uncertain, but the word has been in use since the nineteenth century.
Came to rest
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
- killedCaused to die
- squashedCrushed by force
- quashedAnnulled or suppressed
nixed · vetoed · axed · scrapped · cancelled · shelved · torpedoed · spiked
Prevented from succeeding
- frustratedAnnoyed by obstacles
- stymiedBlocked from progressing
- derailedThrown off course
- sabotagedDeliberately damaged or destroyed
undermined · obstructed · impeded · hampered · disrupted · intercepted · counteracted · subverted
Declined to accept
- deniedRefused or disavowed
- declinedRefused or diminished
- dismissedReleased from duty
- rebuffedRejected someone's advances
shot down · turned down · overruled · overturned · struck down · thrown out · knocked back · blackballed
halted
Came to rest
quashed · nixed · vetoed · axed · scrapped · cancelled · shelved · torpedoed · spiked · scotched
foiled
Prevented from succeeding
- frustratedAnnoyed by obstacles
- stymiedBlocked from progressing
- derailedThrown off course
sabotaged · undermined · obstructed · impeded · hampered · disrupted · intercepted · counteracted · subverted · spoiled
refused
Declined to accept
rebuffed · shot down · turned down · overruled · overturned · struck down · thrown out · knocked back · blackballed · nipped in the bud
kiboshedapproved
Officially accepted or permitted
authorized · sanctioned · greenlit · permitted · endorsed
kiboshedenabled
Made something possible
facilitated · advanced · promoted · launched · kickstarted
- put the kibosh onHalt decisively and finally
- put on the kiboshTo decisively stop something