- foil
- Ivfrustrate, thwart, impede, hamper, balk, baffle, contravene, counter, circumvent, checkmate, cut the ground from under [s.o.], pull the rug out from under [s.o.]; override, knock down, Inf. shoot down; discomfit, daunt, Inf. faze, disconcert, rattle, hinder, cripple, Inf. trip up, Sl. screw up, Sl. mess up [s.o.'s] plans, Sl. spoil [s.o.'s] game; defeat, vanquish, overthrow, subdue, Sl. put down; repulse, set back, check, prevent, Inf. clip [s.o.'s] wings; outwit, outsmart.IIn1. sheet, layer, leaf, scale, flake, wafer; film, lamina, ply, coating, membrane.2. contrast, striking difference, antithesis, contrariety; setting, background, staging.3. dupe, gull, puppet, tool, butt, fall guy, Inf. cat's paw, Inf. straight man, Inf. stooge, Inf. second banana.IIInrapier, blade, fencing sword, epee, steel.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.