Synonyms for derail
diˈreɪlde·rail

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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

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1. List of paraphrases for "derail":

   frustrate, thwart, disrupt, divert, torpedo

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1. Ryan Sweet:

   It will take a lot to derail the U.S. economy because of the sugar high it's on from the fiscal stimulus, but a developing trade war between the U.S. and its trading partners is a mounting threat.

2. Jon Rahm:

   If you can just somehow keep the momentum going and battle out those tough times you might be able to keep a round going. If you completely derail, which can happen really easily, you lose your swing, you lose your touch, it's hard to get it back.

3. 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.

4. Barbara Boxer:

   To force Congress to weigh in now on the Iran nuclear talks before a final deal has been completed would be a reckless rush to judgment, it would undermine negotiations at a critical moment and could derail a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to deal with this looming threat.

5. Dick Durbin:

   We've heard claims that you are' soft on crime.' These baseless charges are unfair, i'm confident the American people will see through these attacks and any other last-minute attempts to derail Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin confirmation.