Synonyms for nig
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : nig |
| Phonetic Transcription : nɪg |
Top 10 synonyms for nig Other synonyms for the word nig
- abate
- abjure
- annihilate
- ax
- back
- back out of
- blue pencil
- bring to naught
- call all bets off
- call off
- change one's mind
- compensate
- confine
- counteract
- counterbalance
- countermand
- countervail
- disannul
- disclaim
- draw in
- eat one's words
- eliminate
- exclude
- fall back
- forget it
- forswear
- go back on
- have change of heart
- kill
- limit
- negate
- neutralize
- nig
- offset
- pull back
- pull in
- quash
- recall
- recant
- recede
- reel in
- render null and void
- renege
- renig
- renounce
- repeal
- repudiate
- rescind
- restrict
- retreat
- retrocede
- retrograde
- reverse
- revoke
- rule out
- scratch
- scrub
- sheathe
- squash
- stamp out
- suspend
- take back
- take in
- take out
- torpedo
- trash
- undo
- unsay
- veto
- vitiate
- void
- wash out
- welsh
- wipe out
- withdraw
- zap
Définition of nig
Origin :- c.1300, "niggardly person" (see niggard). As an abbreviated form of nigger, attested by c.1832, American English.
- As in nullify : verb cancel, revoke
- As in retract : verb take back; renege on
- My Nig, as black as ebony, knows well the taste of his flesh.
- Extract from : « Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers » by John Burroughs
- Nig saw it, and was off my lap upon the floor in an instant.
- Extract from : « Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers » by John Burroughs
- That is not your game, Nig,” I said, “so spare yourself any anxiety.
- Extract from : « Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers » by John Burroughs
- We got hold of a nig who understood English, and told him what we were after.
- Extract from : « Diary of an Enlisted Man » by Lawrence Van Alstyne
- He had gone out the back way to look after Nig and his equipment.
- Extract from : « Terry's Texas Rangers » by Leonidas B. Giles
- Come on, Nig, Spot's had enough; he's sorry, good and plenty.
- Extract from : « The Magnetic North » by Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond)
- "The dog season's over," said the Boy, pulling Nig's ears and smiling.
- Extract from : « The Magnetic North » by Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond)
- The Boy called to Nig, and went down to the town to hear the news.
- Extract from : « The Magnetic North » by Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond)
- Nig had been perplexed when he saw the pack pushed under the table.
- Extract from : « The Magnetic North » by Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond)
- The canoe tipped, and Nig went a second time into the water.
- Extract from : « The Magnetic North » by Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond)
Antonyms for nig
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