Definitions

thwart

[thwawrt] / θwɔrt /

VERB

stop, hinder

Synonyms

STRONGEST

circumvent counter curb defeat foil frustrate hinder impede obstruct oppose prevent stop stymie

STRONG

baffle balk beat bilk check confuse cramp cross dash disappoint ditch dodge duck outwit pit restrain ruin trammel upset

WEAK

dead-end foul up give the slip hold up play off take down take the wind out of (one's) sails upset the apple cart

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abet aid allow assist encourage facilitate help support

STRONG

clear up free hasten let go multiply

WEAK

forward

Example Sentences

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Thwart them one way and they will find another.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 13, 2016

Related Topics: chrono trigger, fantasy rpgs, playstation, populist, snes, top 10, video games Thwart the plans of an evil global corporation and prevent an über-villain from becoming a god.

From Time • Nov. 15, 2011

He forbade them to touch them—“I have told you my will! Thwart it at your peril, for I am guided by the ancestral spirits.”

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Grace Starr, her married sister, went with her, and Mrs. Philbrick, and Anna Thwart.

From Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories by Hale, Edward E.

"Thwart the whole darned thing," Sinclair exclaimed emphatically.

From Literary Lapses by Leacock, Stephen

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