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Detailed Synonyms for thwarting in English

thwarting:

thwarting [the ~] noun

  1. the thwarting
    the hindrance; the impediment; the obstruction; the obstacle; the trouble; the block; the thwarting; the stonewalling
  2. the thwarting
    – an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts 1
    the frustration; the thwarting; the foiling
    – an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts 1

thwarting adj

  1. thwarting
    – preventing realization or attainment of a desire 1
    thwarting; frustrating; frustrative
    – preventing realization or attainment of a desire 1

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Related Definitions for "thwarting":

  1. preventing realization or attainment of a desire1
  2. an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts1

thwart:

to thwart verb (thwarts, thwarted, thwarting)

  1. to thwart
    to thwart; to hinder; to make more difficult; to make harder; to make heavier
    • thwart verb (thwarts, thwarted, thwarting)
    • hinder verb (hinders, hindered, hindering)
    • make more difficult verb (makes more difficult, made more difficult, making more difficult)
    • make harder verb (makes harder, made harder, making harder)
    • make heavier verb (makes heavier, made heavier, making heavier)
  2. to thwart
    to hinder; to oppose; to thwart; to sabotage; to cross; to stem; to upset; to stop
    • hinder verb (hinders, hindered, hindering)
    • oppose verb (opposes, opposed, opposing)
    • thwart verb (thwarts, thwarted, thwarting)
    • sabotage verb (sabotages, sabotaged, sabotaging)
    • cross verb (crosss, crossed, crossing)
    • stem verb (stems, stemmed, stemming)
    • upset verb (upsets, upset, upsetting)
    • stop verb (stops, stopped, stopping)
    to prevent
    – keep from happening or arising; make impossible 1
    • prevent verb (prevents, prevented, preventing)
  3. to thwart
    to counteract; to withstand; to resist; to oppose; to thwart
    • counteract verb (counteracts, counteracted, counteracting)
    • withstand verb (withstands, withstood, withstanding)
    • resist verb (resists, resisted, resisting)
    • oppose verb (opposes, opposed, opposing)
    • thwart verb (thwarts, thwarted, thwarting)
  4. to thwart
    to hinder; to hamper; make impossible; to thwart; to block
    • hinder verb (hinders, hindered, hindering)
    • hamper verb (hampers, hampered, hampering)
    • thwart verb (thwarts, thwarted, thwarting)
    • block verb (blocks, blocked, blocking)
  5. to thwart
    to thwart
    • thwart verb (thwarts, thwarted, thwarting)
  6. to thwart
    – hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of 1
    to cross; to spoil; to foil; queer; to thwart; to baffle; to frustrate; scotch; bilk
    – hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of 1
    • cross verb (crosss, crossed, crossing)
    • spoil verb (spoils, spoiled, spoiling)
    • foil verb (foils, foiled, foiling)
      • foil your opponent1
    • queer verb
    • thwart verb (thwarts, thwarted, thwarting)
    • baffle verb (baffles, baffled, baffling)
    • frustrate verb (frustrates, frustrated, frustrating)
      • What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge1
    • scotch verb
    • bilk verb

Conjugations for thwart:

present
  1. thwart
  2. thwart
  3. thwarts
  4. thwart
  5. thwart
  6. thwart
simple past
  1. thwarted
  2. thwarted
  3. thwarted
  4. thwarted
  5. thwarted
  6. thwarted
present perfect
  1. have thwarted
  2. have thwarted
  3. has thwarted
  4. have thwarted
  5. have thwarted
  6. have thwarted
past continuous
  1. was thwarting
  2. were thwarting
  3. was thwarting
  4. were thwarting
  5. were thwarting
  6. were thwarting
future
  1. shall thwart
  2. will thwart
  3. will thwart
  4. shall thwart
  5. will thwart
  6. will thwart
continuous present
  1. am thwarting
  2. are thwarting
  3. is thwarting
  4. are thwarting
  5. are thwarting
  6. are thwarting
subjunctive
  1. be thwarted
  2. be thwarted
  3. be thwarted
  4. be thwarted
  5. be thwarted
  6. be thwarted
diverse
  1. thwart!
  2. let's thwart!
  3. thwarted
  4. thwarting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

thwart [the ~] noun

  1. the thwart
    the rowing-bench; the thwart
  2. the thwart
    – a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat 1
    the thwart; the cross thwart
    – a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat 1

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Related Definitions for "thwart":

  1. a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat1
  2. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of1