Synonyms for derail
diˈreɪlde·rail

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. derailverb

   cause to run off the tracks

   "they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste"

   Synonyms:
   jump

2. derail, jumpverb

   run off or leave the rails

   "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks"

   Synonyms:
   rise, skip over, startle, pass over, chute, jumpstart, jump-start, bound, alternate, spring, leap, start, stick out, stand out, climb up, skip, jump out, jump off, parachute, leap out, jump

Matched Categories

1. • Sabotage

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "derail":

   frustrate, thwart, disrupt, divert, torpedo

How to pronounce derail?

How to say derail in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use derail in a sentence?

1. Richard Grace:

   It won't take much to derail some of the optimism if the September Chinese PMI due tomorrow is on the bearish side, and this may in turn take some pricing of a tightening out of the U.S. rates market.

2. Mark Zandi:

   As long as it's raging, other variants could develop, the next one could elude our vaccine, and that could derail the recovery.

3. Giordano Lombardo:

   If China does not derail in its transition process (and) developed markets remain resilient and avoid deflationary spirals, we believe the market over-reaction can open up value opportunities for long-term investors.

4. Kara Zupkus:

   As usual, leftists on campus would rather try to cancel an event they disagree with than choose to engage in constructive dialogue with the speakers, it’s shameful that students who chose to attend Thomas Jefferson’s university are so vehemently opposed to him and America’s founding ideals. Young America’s Foundation look forward to a successful event–regardless of the Left’s attempts to derail it.

5. James Comey:

   You'd almost have to fire everyone in the FBI and the Justice Department to derail the relevant investigations.