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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How to use derail in a sentence?

1. President Obama:

   After the Oct. 10 launch, President Obama promised to raise the issue with the sanctions committee, but said that it would not derail the July nuclear agreement. I think what we'll be doing is we'll review, as we have in the past, any violations of Security Council resolutions, and we'll deal with them much as we have in the past.

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. Elliott Broidy:

   Understandably, the Qataris called in all their lobbyists and favors to try to derail the bill, though the final chapter on these issues has yet to be written.

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. Sammy Rono:

   We have a strong squad in the medley. One person's withdrawal cannot derail a team. Furthermore it's already too late to pick another athletes. We will do with Ferguson Rotich, Abednego Chesebe, Timothy Cheruiyot and Joseph Porghisio.