Meaning & use
Nixed
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Rejected, canceled, or vetoed something, typically a plan or proposal.
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The board nixed the merger after months of negotiation.
Bad weather nixed our plans for a picnic.
A note on using this word
"Nix," from the German "nichts" ("nothing"), entered American slang in the 19th century and is still common in informal speech and journalism.
Words with a similar meaning
canceledvetoedrejected
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Words with an opposite meaning
approvedgreenlit
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