Foil

/fɔɪl/

Synonyms for "foil" (332 found)

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Closest matches (67)

actor actress antagonist antipode antipodes antipole antithesis antonym avert backgroundbackground detailbad guybaffle bafflement balk balking barnstormer beat bilbo bilk

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blast brave break broadsword buffalocast downchallenge charactercharacter actorcharacter mancharacter womancheck checkmatechild actorcircumvent claymore coat coating collop confound confounding confront confusion conquer contra contrary contravene converse counter counteract counterbalance countercheck countermand

Noun(6 words)

aluminum sheetcapsizecontrast charactercontrast withcountering counterpart

Verb(6 words)

antagonise antagonized baffle baffled balked bilk

Adjective(2 words)

authoritarian thinkerbaffling

Strong matches (99)

counterpoint counterpoise counterpole counterterm countervail counterwork covering cross curb cut cutlass dash daunt deal deceivedecorative compositiondecorative styledefeatdefeat expectationdefraud

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defy design destroy detail disappoint discomfit discomfiture disconcert disconcertion discountenance diseur diseuse dish disillusion disk disrupt dissatisfy dramatizer elude embarrass epee evade falchion faze feeder fence feuille figure film flake flapflip sideflummox foiling foldforeground detailform frieze frustrate frustrationget aroundget roundget the better ofgive the runaroundgive the slipglaivego one betterhamper heavy hinder histrio histrion impede ingenue interfere inverse

Noun(13 words)

counterpoint tocover deadlock defeats discomfits distractions enclose enhancerfencing swordfrustrate highlight hydrofoil impede

Verb(8 words)

cross derailed dirty dismantled forestall frustrate frustrated hinder

Adjective(2 words)

discomfiting frustrating

Related words (166)

juvenileknock the chockslamella laminalaminated glasslaminated woodlamination lap layer leaflet downmatinee idolmembrane militate mime mimer mimicmirror imagemonologist motif

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mummernational stylenonplus nullify obverse offset oppose oppositeopposite numberornamental motifother sideoutfigure outflank outgeneral outguess outmaneuver outplay outreach outsmart outwit overreach pane panel pantomime pantomimist parrypass the buckpatina pattern peel pellicleperiod styleperplex plait plank plate plating playactor player ply plywood prohibitprotean actorpull a fast onepuzzle rapier rasher rattle rebuff reciterrepeated figurerepulse resist restrain reversal reverse roscius rout ruin saber sabotagesafety glassscale scimitar scotch scum setback setoff setting sheet skin slab slat slice smear soubrette spike spoilstage performerstage playerstand in the waystay stonewall stoogestraight manstrollerstrolling playerstump style stymie sword table tablet tantalize teasethe contrarythe other sidetheatrical theme thespian thwart thwarting touch trouper tuck undermine upsetutility manveneer victimize villainvis-a-viswafer ward

Noun(21 words)

juxtapositionsmetal sheetopposer prevent rebuffs scotches scupper scuppers scuttle scuttles sheet shieldsport bladestooges stymies swords thwart thwarts transparency vane

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wrap

Verb(11 words)

queer rob scotch scuppered scuttled spoil thwart thwarted torpedoed undermined wrecked

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More general

25 entries

attentionblade weaponcharacter typecontrast counterpoint covercover enclosedevicefencing swordfencing weaponforbid foreclose forestall icon ikon

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More specific

15 entries

aluminum foilcharacter foilcompetition foildramatic foilfoil a conspiracyfoil a plotfoil an attackfoil packagingfoil packetfoil wrappingliterary foilmoral foilnarrative foiltin foiltraining foil

Collocations

12 entries

aluminum foilattack conspiracyfencing foilfoil characterfoil packagingfoil sheetplan plot robbery schemetin foil

Inflections

3 entries

foiled foiling foils

Derivations

3 entries

foil sheetfoiled foiling

Sample sentences

32 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Make balls 3 centimeters in diameter and place them on a sheet of buttered aluminum foil.

Source: tatoeba (453638)

I finished off one half of the pizza and wrapped the other half in aluminum foil and put it in the fridge.

Source: tatoeba (2609442)

Let's practice foil fencing.

Source: tatoeba (2887821)

Let's practice with the foil.

Source: tatoeba (2887824)

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