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nix

Main Entry:
nix [niks]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: none
Synonyms: forbidding, no, nothing, refusal, sprite, veto
Main Entry: abrogate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: formally put an end to
Synonyms: abate, abolish, annul, cancel, dissolve, do in, end, finish off, invalidate, knock out, negate, nix, nullify, quash, reject, renege, repeal, retract, revoke, scrub, torpedo, undo, vacate, vitiate, void
Antonyms: approve, establish, fix, institute, legalize, ratify, sanction, support
Main Entry: annul
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: void an agreement
Synonyms: abate, abolish, abrogate, annihilate, blot out, call off, cancel, countermand, declare, delete, discharge, dissolve, efface, erase, expunge, get off the hook, invalidate, kill, negate, neutralize, nix, nullify, obliterate, quash, recall, render null and void, repeal, rescind, retract, reverse, revoke, scrub, undo, vacate, vitiate, wipe out
Antonyms: keep, restore, retain, revalidate, validate
Main Entry: decline
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: say no
Synonyms: abjure, abstain, avoid, balk, beg to be excused, bypass, demur, deny, desist, disapprove, dismiss, don't buy, forbear, forgo, gainsay, nix, not accept, not hear of, not think of, pass on, refrain, refuse, reject, renounce, reprobate, repudiate, send regrets, shy, spurn, turn down, turn thumbs down
Notes: one declines (or accepts) something that is offered; one refuses (or agrees) to accept something offered
Antonyms: accept, say yes
Main Entry: denial
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: dismissal, refusal of belief in
Synonyms: abstaining, adjuration, brush-off, cold shoulder, contradiction, controversion, declination, disallowance, disapproval, disavowal, disclaimer, dismissing, disproof, dissent, forswearing, gainsaying, nay, negation, negative, nix, no way, nonacceptance, noncommittal, prohibition, protestation, rebuff, rebuttal, refraining, refusing, refutal, refutation, rejecting, rejection, renegement, renouncement, renunciation, repudiating, repudiation, repulse, retraction, statement abnegation, turndown, veto
Antonyms: affirmation, agreement, approval, avowal, claim, corroboration, vouching
Main Entry: disallow
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: reject, prohibit
Synonyms: abjure, cancel, censor, debar, deny, disacknowledge, disavow, disclaim, dismiss, disown, embargo, exclude, forbid, keep back, kill, nix, pass on, proscribe, put down, rebuff, refuse, repudiate, shut out, taboo*, veto, withhold, zing
Antonyms: allow, permit
Main Entry: disapproval
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: condemnation
Synonyms: black list, blackball, blame, boo, boycott, brickbat, call down, castigation, catcall, censure, criticism, denunciation, deprecation, disapprobation, discontent, disfavor, dislike, disparagement, displeasure, dissatisfaction, hiss, nix, objection, opprobrium, ostracism, reproach, reproof, slap on wrist, stricture, thumbs down, vitriol, zing
Antonyms: agreement, approval, endorsement, sanction
Main Entry: disapprove
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: condemn
Synonyms: blame, censure, chastise, criticize, damn, decry, denounce, deplore, deprecate, detract, disallow, discommend, discountenance, disesteem, disfavor, dislike, dismiss, dispraise, expostulate, find fault with, find unacceptable, frown on, look askance at, look down on, nix, object to, oppose, pan, pass on, refuse, reject, remonstrate, reprehend, reprobate, reprove, set aside, slam, spurn, take dim view of, take exception to, turn down, veto, zing
Antonyms: agree, approve, endorse, like, love, sanction
Main Entry: discharge
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: dismiss from responsibility
Synonyms: absolve, ax, boot out, bounce, bump, bust, can*, cashier, disburden, discard, disencumber, dispense, displace, eject, excuse, exempt, expel, fire, freeze out, give one notice, kick out, lay off, let go, let off, let one go, let out, lock out, nix, oust, privilege from, relieve, remove, replace, ride out on rail, run out of town, show the door, spare, supersede, supplant, terminate, unload
Antonyms: assign, delegate, employ, engage, hire
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