/ Thesaurus / N Synonyms of nuisance tax Find synonyms for: Noun1. sales tax, nuisance tax, excise, excise taxusage: a tax based on the cost of the item purchased and collected directly from the buyerWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: reclusive Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language