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thwart·ed

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Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwartedadjective

    disappointingly unsuccessful

    "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted"

    Synonyms:
    disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, defeated

    Antonyms:
    successful

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "thwarted":

    foiled, aborted, frustrated, aborting, stymied, upset, counteracted, hampered

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#9423upset
#9704disappointed
#10565defeated
#13265frustrated
#27078aborted
#30796hampered
#42492thwarted
#49060foiled
#61870aborting
#74292stymied
#122543counteracted
#206494discomfited

How to use thwarted in a sentence?

  1. Andreas Simic:

    Destiny cannot be thwarted; however you can assist her on your way to success.

  2. Juvenal:

    It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.

  3. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

    Any attempt to harm our soldiers and civilians will be met with a determined response like the military action tonight that thwarted a terror attack.

  4. Erich Pratt:

    Anti-gun advocates are clearly frustrated. They want guns banned, but they have been thwarted in the past, so they are looking for alternative means.

  5. The German media reports:

    Police investigations at this stage indicate that we have thwarted an Islamist attack.


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