nixed

American  

[nikst] / nɪkst /

adjective

Informal.

1. vetoed, scrapped, denied, or discontinued; prevented from proceeding.

   The nixed trade deal means a less competitive environment in the construction sector.

   One of the nixed Facebook pages had more than one million followers.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of nix.

Etymology

Origin of nixed

First recorded in 1920–25, for an earlier sense; nix ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective; nix ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb

Example Sentences

A few days after news dropped that “Hot Mess” was nixed, Earle posted a TikTok update responding to the chatter online about her work saying she also had “no idea what’s going on.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

But for now, those other tariffs are still nixed, right?

From Slate • Feb. 20, 2026

Johnson praised the lawmakers for “fighting hard to make sure they reduce costs for all of their constituents,” even as he nixed the vote.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025

The cuts, however, swept far more broadly, leaving cities puzzled at times as to why their programs were frozen or nixed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

She studied it for a second and okayed or nixed it.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls