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thwarts

VERB

stop, hinder

Synonyms

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circumvent counter curb defeat foil frustrate impede obstruct oppose prevent stymie

STRONG

baffle balk beat bilk check confuse crab cramp crimp cross dash disappoint ditch dodge duck match outwit pit restrain ruin scotch skin snafu trammel upset

WEAK

double-cross foul up give the slip hold up louse up play off take down take wind out of upset one's apple cart

Antonyms

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abet aid allow assist encourage facilitate help support

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clear up delight enlighten explain face free let go liberate lose make happy meet order please release separate straighten

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Example Sentences

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Wendy thwarts that in accordance with the third trope: the hero returning to save someone weaker than she is.

From Salon • Sep. 24, 2025

It brings to mind this concept of malicious compliance, where you’re technically doing what you’re supposed to, but in a way that actually thwarts the goals of the powers that be.

From Slate • Aug. 15, 2025

And then, tensions stretched to the breaking point, the book thwarts all expectations, leaving behind a feeling of lingering unease.

From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2023

That not only thwarts the aspirations of students and their families, but it also adds costs for the state and federal taxpayers who subsidize their educations.

From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2023

The men took turns hacking ice off the thwarts and bows, and bailing to keep the small boats from foundering.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong