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Synonyms for thwart
θwɔrt
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Princeton's WordNet
thwart, cross thwart(verb)
a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat
Synonyms:
cross thwartthwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk(verb)
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
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vitiate, mar, sweep, dumbfound, plunder, foil, scupper, mystify, cut through, pamper, flub, span, dun, rape, crucify, baby, regulate, bedevil, itch, screw up, ball up, indulge, interbreed, stick, cut across, corrupt, elude, get over, deflower, spoil, puzzle, gravel, violate, beat, mollycoddle, bungle, intersect, bollocks up, fumble, evade, rag, blow, bollix, torment, amaze, bewilder, coddle, cosset, frustrate, peril, scotch, featherbed, crossbreed, cross, get, louse up, perplex, botch up, bodge, traverse, bobble, baffle, muff, bollocks, pass over, pose, fluff, vex, mishandle, endanger, foul up, stupefy, flummox, track, hybridize, cover, despoil, muck up, bumble, mess up, impair, bollix up, botch, bilk, get across, expose, go bad, hybridise, cocker, nonplus
Wiktionary
English Synonyms and Antonyms
thwart
To hinder is to keep from action, progress, motion, or growth, or to make such action, progress, motion, or growth later in beginning or completion than it would otherwise have been. An action is prevented by anything that comes in before it to make it impossible; it is hindered by anything that keeps it from either beginning or ending so soon as it otherwise would, or as expected or intended. It is more common, however, to say that the start is delayed, the progress hindered. An action that is hindered does not take place at the appointed or appropriate time; that which is prevented does not take place at all; to hinder a thing long enough may amount to preventing it. A railroad-train may be hindered by a snow-storm from arriving on time; it may by special order be prevented from starting. To retard is simply to make slow by any means whatever. To obstruct is to hinder, or possibly to prevent advance or passage by putting something in the way; to oppose or resist is to hinder, or possibly to prevent by directly contrary or hostile action, resist being the stronger term and having more suggestion of physical force; obstructed roads hinder the march of an enemy, tho there may be no force strong enough to oppose it; one opposes a measure, a motion, an amendment, or the like; it is a criminal offense to resist an officer in the discharge of his duty; the physical system may resist the attack of disease or the action of a remedy. Compare CONQUER; IMPEDIMENT; OBSTRUCT.
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baffle, balk, bar, block, check, clog, counteract, delay, embarrass, encumber, foil, frustrate, hamper, hinder, impede, interrupt, obstruct, oppose, prevent, resist, retard, stay, stopPreposition:
Hinder one in his progress; from acting promptly; by opposition.
Editors Contribution
choke (verb)
stop growth
plants can be choked by grass, and grass can be choked off by weeds
Submitted by erhnice on July 28, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
thwart(v. a.)
Synonyms:
traverse, cross, intersect, lie acrossthwart(v. a.)
Synonyms:
frustrate, hinder, oppose, oppugn, obstruct, contravene, counteract, defeat, disconcert, balk
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
thwart(v)
Synonyms:
frustrate, baffle, foil, balk, contravene
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How to use thwart in a sentence?
What I've been seeing recently is political operatives... once again trying to assert themselves and trying to thwart the will of the people, i find that to be an extraordinarily dangerous place right now. News of the endorsement broke Thursday, and the real estate mogul confirmed Carson's support during a GOP debate hosted by CNN.
You do an outstanding job, the world doesn't always see your successes, the threats that you prevent or the terrorist attacks you thwart, or the lives that you save.
The absentee ballot fraud that occurred in the 9th Congressional District effectively disenfranchised voters in that district, north Carolina voters should be confident that state officials will continue to be vigilant and pursue any individuals or organizations that attempt to undermine our elections. Democracy is best served by holding those who attempt to thwart North Carolina accountable.
I plan on honoring that oath by supporting the state certifications and the will of the people. I will vote to certify in accordance with my duty under the Constitution, i can not support allowing Congress to thwart the will of the voters.
In order to provide security for public places and to thwart attacks and threats from the Taliban and other terrorist groups, I am ordering Afghan security forces to switch from an active defense mode to an offensive one and to start their operations against the enemies.
Translations for thwart
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- إحباطArabic
- frustrar, desbaratarCatalan, Valencian
- zmařit, zkřížitCzech
- entgegenwirken, durchkreuzen, vereiteln, konterkarierenGerman
- ματαιώνωGreek
- frustrar, contrariar, bancadaSpanish
- pysäyttää, taltuttaa, poikittainen, poikittain, tehdä tyhjäksi, halkaistaFinnish
- banc, contrarier, contrecarrerFrench
- tobhtaScottish Gaelic
- आड़ाHindi
- meghiúsítHungarian
- sventareItalian
- 阻むJapanese
- 방해Korean
- taumanu, kīato, keretū, whakahōtaetaeMāori
- dwarsbomenDutch
- contrariar, banco, frustrarPortuguese
- препятствовать, воспрепятствовать, расстраивать, расстроить, банкаRussian
- hindraSwedish
- ขัดขวางThai
- 阻挠Chinese
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