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• past tense form of nix.
• past participle of nix.

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

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nixed

Iman, who will play Hades’ wife, Persephone, in the production, addressed the news that Segers had been nixed in a since-expired Instagram story on Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

But Hegseth’s proposal was nixed after it was shared with Marco Rubio—President Trump’s national security adviser—and other senior officials, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

Dave & Buster’s quietly nixed the remaining dates on the Hello Kitty tour shortly after the Irvine party.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

A training camp that had been fixed in Tucson, Arizona, was nixed at the last minute, with Iran setting up instead in Tijuana, just over the Mexican border.

From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026

The idea was eventually nixed, and in 2012, the suspects were arraigned again.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple