Antonyms for put kibosh on
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kahy-bosh, ki-bosh |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkaɪ bɒʃ, kɪˈbɒʃ |
- aid
- allow
- approve
- assist
- bear
- begin
- build
- build up
- commence
- compliment
- confirm
- construct
- continue
- create
- enact
- encourage
- establish
- fix
- give birth
- give in
- help
- hoard
- initiate
- institute
- keep
- legalize
- let go
- light
- open
- pass
- permit
- praise
- promote
- ratify
- release
- revive
- sanction
- save
- schedule
- set up
- start
- support
- surrender
- uphold
- validate
- yield
Definition of put kibosh on
Origin :- 1836, kye-bosk, in slang phrase put the kibosh on, of unknown origin, despite intense speculation. The earliest citation is in Dickens. Looks Yiddish, but origin in early 19c. English slang seems to argue against this. One candidate is Irish caip bháis, caipÃn báis "cap of death," sometimes said to be the black cap a judge would don when pronouncing a death sentence, but in other sources identified as a gruesome method of execution "employed by Brit. forces against 1798 insurgents" [Bernard Share, "Slanguage, A Dictionary of Irish Slang"]. Or it may somehow be connected with Turkish bosh (see bosh).
- As in polish off : verb use up
- As in suppress : verb restrain, hold in check
- As in nip in the bud : verb stop early on
- As in abolish : verb do away with or put an end to
Synonyms for put kibosh on
- abate
- abolish
- abort
- abrogate
- annihilate
- annul
- anticipate
- beat down
- bottle
- bring to naught
- burke
- call off
- cancel
- censor
- check
- clamp
- conceal
- conquer
- consume
- contain
- cover up
- crack down on
- crush
- curb
- cut off
- cut short
- destroy
- devour
- disestablish
- dispatch
- dispose of
- dissolve
- do away with
- down
- eat
- eat up
- eliminate
- end
- eradicate
- erase
- expunge
- extinguish
- extirpate
- finish
- finish off
- finish up
- finish using
- get rid of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold in
- inhibit
- interrupt
- invalidate
- keep in
- keep secret
- kill
- liquidate
- muffle
- muzzle
- negate
- nix
- nullify
- obliterate
- overcome
- overpower
- overthrow
- overturn
- prohibit
- put an end to
- put away
- put down
- put kibosh on
- put lid on
- put the kibosh on
- quash
- quell
- quench
- repeal
- repress
- repudiate
- rescind
- revoke
- scrub
- set aside
- shush
- silence
- sit on
- smother
- snuff out
- spike
- squash
- squelch
- stamp out
- stifle
- stop
- stymie
- subdue
- subvert
- supersede
- suppress
- swill
- terminate
- trample
- undo
- use up
- vacate
- vitiate
- void
- wipe out
- withhold
- wolf
- zap
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