Tom tried to thwart her plans.
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Thwart
/θwɔːt/
Synonyms for "thwart" (223 found)
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cattycornerchallengecheckcheckmatecircumventcome to nothingconfoundconfrontconquercontrariwisecontravenecontrawisecountercounteractcounterbalancecountermandcountervailcounterworkcrisscrosscross
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Noun(9 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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frustrategum uphamperhinderimpedeinterfereinvalidatekittycornerknock the chockslet downnegatenegativatenegativeneutralizenipnonplusnullifyobliqueobliquelyobstruct
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offsetopposeoverthwartperplexprecludepreventprohibitquarrelqueerresistrestrainretardruinsabotagescotchshort-circuitsidewayssidewiseslantspikespoilstand in the waystaystonewallstopstultifystumpstylestymietantalizeteasethwartlythwartwaystransversaltransversetransverselytraverseturnundermineundoupsetvitiatevoidward
Noun(23 words)
Verb(21 words)
frustratefrustratedfrustratesobstructingobstructsopposedopposesparalysepreventpreventsqueersabotagedscotchscotchedscupperedscuttledspitedspoilstalematedstymied
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12 entriesboat partcomponentcrosspiecedifficultyforbidforecloseforestallobstacleprecludepreventstructural componenttransitive verb
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8 entriesCollocations
11 entriesboat thwartbow thwartstern thwartthwart attemptsthwart growththwart initiativesthwart plansthwart progressthwart reformsthwart seatwooden thwart
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32 total sentences available.
Tom tried to thwart Mary's plans.
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I won't let Tom thwart my plans.
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The town managed to thwart plans to build a nuclear power plant nearby.
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