Synonyms for nix

Most common

null · zippo · neck

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Nothing.

2. v. 1

   To make something become nothing; to reject or cancel.

   Nix the last order – the customer walked out.

3. v. 2

   To destroy or eradicate.

Forms

Plural

nixes → nothings, naughts, nils, ciphers…

Past participle

nixed
e.g. nixed → vetoed, forbidden, disallowed, prohibited…

Example sentences

• null There are people to whom null is a positive number.
• neck Filling out all these forms is a pain in the neck.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

zip¹, nil¹

4 letters

zero², neck¹, null¹, veto²

5 letters

zilch¹, zippo², aught¹

6 letters

cancel², reject², forbid², cipher², naught¹, cypher², nought, merman²

7 letters

nothing², mermaid²

8 letters

prohibit³, disallow³

9 letters

rejection³, interdict³, proscribe²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (zero² = 2 syllables).