NIXING Synonyms: 133 Similar and Opposite Words

nixing

verb

present participle of nix

as in rejecting

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 dismissing

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 refusing

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

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Recent Examples of nixing Prosecutors this week unveiled a new indictment against the man accused of igniting last year’s deadly fire in the Palisades, nixing one of the three original charges and revising the other two after a mistrial in federal court this summer. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 The opponents of the rule change have argued that nixing the cap would accelerate media consolidation, trigger rounds of layoffs, shrink the pool of independent station owners and limit viewpoint diversity on the airwaves. — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026 Better yet, its blurring benefits remain intact for hours post-application, nixing the need to touch up throughout the day. — Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 17 June 2026 There are vacant lots and empty buildings in town where new housing could be built, but residents, defensive of their property values, keep nixing new development. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 12 June 2026 More Flexibility As Hovis points out, adding native plants to your garden isn’t about nixing non-native plants entirely. — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 6 June 2026 The final organized team activities will take place Friday, with Shanahan nixing next week’s mandatory minicamp as a reward for players’ participation (and perhaps to avoid next week’s final World Cup preparations at Levi’s Stadium). — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 4 June 2026 Messi scored in the 24th and 55th minutes, and was credited with a third goal in the 89th, but it was later ruled an own goal by Cincinnati goalkeeper Roman Celentano, nixing the apparent Messi hat trick. — Miami Herald, 14 May 2026 And other roadblocks popped up as the county and the school bounced ideas back and forth, including the department’s nixing a demonstration of the drafted Dewey Drive improvements, Miller said. — Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026

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The issue has split circuit courts, with the 9th Circuit (which Idaho is part of) and six other circuit courts rejecting the administration’s position.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 20 Aug. 2026
These critiques assume that people rejecting vaccines have access to good information about them, but that’s not always the case, Marnik said.

— Felice J. Freyer, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026

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Petersen allegedly deferred to a male sergeant’s expertise on topics including firearms and internal affairs while dismissing Kennon’s expertise in other areas.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026
With the commander-in-chief and defense secretary now dismissing those reports as false, Congress should require a bipartisan committee of former military members to visit the ship.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

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Wars cannot be fought on ideology alone – a truism that perhaps led to the firebrand former defense minister’s departure, after months of clashes and refusing to deal with the army top brass, as Zelensky describes it.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Larkin, whose grassroots campaign made national headlines in recent weeks, often criticized Moskowitz for refusing to debate him or participate in joint interviews with local news organizations.

— Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of refusing

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But even if the bill passes both chambers, the White House earlier said that the President’s advisers would recommend vetoing it.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 27 July 2026
But vetoing the bill could have been politically damaging for Republicans ahead of the midterm elections, with the rising cost of living and housing on the top of voters' minds.

— Joey Garrison, USA Today, 11 July 2026

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The Swift Observatory has been observing the cosmos for more than two-decades, but its rapidly declining orbit has put it in jeopardy of reentering Earth's atmosphere and burning up.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
In addition, authorities criticized John and Patsy for declining formal police interviews for several months.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of declining

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Such attacks are common in Nigeria, where multiple armed groups operate, killing and kidnapping people for ransom.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
Plane crash in Alaska A charter plane carrying eight people crashed near a remote radar site in western Alaska, killing everyone on board.

— Irene Byon, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026

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Focusing on just the GPUs themselves—ignoring solar panels, cooling systems, and the rest of the server and networking devices—can at least provide a starting point.

— Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026
Among various allegations, the suits claim the federal permitting process was accelerated, ignoring critical risks like low-river saltwater intrusion and localized air, noise and traffic pollution.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026

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