nix
Put kibosh on
Nix means to reject, cancel, or put an end to something: The studio nixed the sequel, Management nixed the proposal.
As a noun, nix is a refusal or nothing at all.
The word is informal and punchy, conveying decisive rejection rather than gentle decline.
Official refusal to approve
prohibit · disapprove · spurn · rebuff · dismiss · disallow · turn down · shoot down
Cease all motion
- haltComplete sudden stop
- abortEnd before completion
- terminateBring to an end
- scratchSuperficial wound or mark
scrub · scrap · shelve · drop · abandon · call off · pull the plug · kibosh
Without legal effect
- invalidateMake null or void
- annulDeclare legally void
- abolishOfficially end a practice
- revokeOfficially cancel authorization
rescind · abrogate · quash · overturn · undo · negate · countermand · neutralize
Aquatic folklore creature
- nymphNature spirit or larva
- undineFemale water spirit
- kelpieScottish drowning spirit
- neckHead-body junction
naiad · sprite · shapeshifter · drowning · lure
Aquatic folklore creature
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- German mythologyCentral European pagan traditions
- koboldGermanic folklore sprite
- RhineMajor Central European waterway
fairy tale · Grimm · supernatural · shape-shifter · neck
veto
Official refusal to approve
forbid · prohibit · disapprove · spurn · rebuff · dismiss · disallow · turn down · shoot down · thumbs down
stop
Cease all motion
scratch · scrub · scrap · shelve · drop · abandon · call off · pull the plug · kibosh · end
void
Without legal effect
- invalidateMake null or void
- annulDeclare legally void
- abolishOfficially end a practice
revoke · rescind · abrogate · quash · overturn · undo · negate · countermand · neutralize · expunge
nixie
Aquatic folklore creature
nixie
Aquatic folklore creature
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- German mythologyCentral European pagan traditions
- koboldGermanic folklore sprite
Rhine · fairy tale · Grimm · supernatural · shape-shifter · neck