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thwarted
adjective as in beaten
adjective as in disappointed
Strong matches
adjective as in unsuccessful
Strongest matches
Example Sentences
The 1 October attacks were largely thwarted by Israel's military, but a small number struck central and southern Israel.
But, for decades, congressional Republicans, heavily supported by the gun lobby, have largely thwarted firearms restrictions, including an attempt to revive the assault weapons ban in 2022.
Deputies arrested a man with guns, fake IDs and license plates in what a sheriff calls a thwarted assassination plot near a Trump rally in Coachella.
“I no longer feel thwarted in that way and I can pay my rent,” Strong says.
An aerial firefighting task force has been thwarted — and sometimes grounded — by a new interpretation of a U.S.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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