nixing
Putting kibosh on
Nixing is rejecting, canceling, or putting a stop to something.
The verb nix means to veto or refuse: The studio nixed the sequel, She nixed the idea of moving abroad.
Nixing suggests a decisive, often abrupt rejection rather than gradual abandonment.
Voiding of plans
- terminationAct of ending something
- annulmentDeclared void from start
- revocationOfficial cancellation of privilege
- repealAnnul a statute
rescission · voiding · invalidation · discontinuation · withdrawal · retraction · countermanding · quashing
Official refusal to approve
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- refusalAct of declining
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- rebuffAbrupt, curt rejection
turndown · thumbs-down · no-go · declining · spurning · blocking · overruling · disallowing
Act of taking away
- deletionRemoval of content
- erasureAct of wiping away
- expungingRemoving completely from existence
- purgingForcible elimination of unwanted
striking · cutting · excising · obliterating · eradicating · scrapping · discarding · ditching
Expression of disapproval
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- criticismJudgment of faults
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
- censureFormal institutional disapproval
reproach · disfavor · displeasure · dissatisfaction · rebuke · denunciation · disparagement · deprecation
cancellation
Voiding of plans
- terminationAct of ending something
- annulmentDeclared void from start
- revocationOfficial cancellation of privilege
repeal · rescission · voiding · invalidation · discontinuation · withdrawal · retraction · countermanding · quashing · scrapping
veto
Official refusal to approve
rebuff · turndown · thumbs-down · no-go · declining · spurning · blocking · overruling · disallowing · prohibiting
removal
Act of taking away
purging · striking · cutting · excising · obliterating · eradicating · scrapping · discarding · ditching · dumping
objection
Expression of disapproval
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- criticismJudgment of faults
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
censure · reproach · disfavor · displeasure · dissatisfaction · rebuke · denunciation · disparagement · deprecation · repudiation
nixingapproving
Expressing favorable judgment
okaying · greenlighting · authorizing · permitting · allowing