Synonyms for nix
nɪksnix

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1. nixnoun

   Synonyms:
   UNX

2. Nixnoun

   Unix and various other similar and/or compatible operating systems.

   , , , , and are examples of *nixes.

   Synonyms:
   UNX

3. Nixnoun

   Synonyms:
   S2005 P 2, S2005 P 2 Nix, Pluto III, 134340 Pluto III Nix, 134340 Pluto III, Pluto III Nix

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1. nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippoverb

   a quantity of no importance

   "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it"

   Synonyms:
   postal code, nought, zipper, zero, vigour, zip, energy, goose egg, postcode, naught, aught, cipher, zippo, nil, zero point, nobody, secret code, slide fastener, nonentity, vigor, zip fastener, cryptograph, cypher, zilch, nothing, nada, null

2. forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nixverb

   command against

   "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"

   Synonyms:
   blackball, interdict, forestall, disallow, prohibit, preclude, negative, prevent, proscribe, veto, foreclose, forbid

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1. • Command

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1. List of paraphrases for "nix":

   nixon

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How to use nix in a sentence?

1. Kevin Chmielewski:

   We would have meetings (about) what we were going to take off on the official schedule. We had at one point three different schedules. One of them was one that no one else saw except three or four of us, it was a secret ... and they would decide what to nix from the public calendar.

2. San Diego:

   We are aware of the alleged incident involving Jacob Nix last Sunday in Arizona, we take this matter seriously and have been in contact with the Commissioner's office and local authorities. Due to the ongoing legal proceedings, we will not have any further comment at this time.

3. Lehigh Cohen:

   If I have a buyer that is looking for a million dollar house, westchester County will look closely at the tax bill. Is Westchester County $ 20,000 ? Or is Westchester County $ 30,000 ? Westchester County's a significant difference for the budget of people moving up. Westchester County may nix the houses with $ 30,000 tax bills.

4. Kevin Chmielewski:

   We would have meetings what we were going to take off on the official schedule. We had at one point three different schedules. One of them was one that no one else saw except three or four of us, it was a secret... and they would decide what to nix from the public calendar.