| Main Entry: | thwart |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop, hinder |
Synonyms: |
baffle, balk, beat, bilk, check, circumvent, confuse, counter, crab, cramp, crimp, cross, curb, dash, defeat, disappoint, ditch, dodge, double-cross, duck, foil, foul up, frustrate, give the slip, hold up, impede, louse up, match, obstruct, oppose, outwit, pit, play off, prevent, queer*, restrain, ruin, scotch, skin, snafu, stymie, take down, take wind out of, trammel, upset, upset one's apple cart |
Antonyms: |
aid, assist, encourage, forward, help |
| Main Entry: | baffle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hinder |
Synonyms: |
beat, block, check, circumvent, dash, defeat, disappoint, foil, frustrate, impede, obstruct, prevent, ruin, thwart, upset |
Antonyms: |
abet, aid, assist, encourage, help, relieve, support |
| Main Entry: | bilk |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cheat |
Synonyms: |
bamboozle*, beat, circumvent, con, deceive, defraud, disappoint, do*, fleece, flimflam, foil, frustrate, gyp, overreach, rook, ruin, snow*, swindle, thwart, trick |
Antonyms: |
give, give away |
| Main Entry: | block |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | obstruct |
Synonyms: |
arrest, bar, barricade, block out, blockade, brake, catch, charge, check, choke, clog, close, close off, close out, congest, cut off, dam, deter, fill, halt, hang up, hinder, hold up, impede, intercept, interfere with, occlude, plug, prevent, shut off, shut out, stall, stonewall, stop, stop up, stopper, stymie, tackle, take out of play, thwart |
| Notes: | a bloc is a group of countries in special alliance while a block is an obstruction, an interruption, or a rectangular area or shape |
Antonyms: |
let go, let up, open, unblock |
| Main Entry: | check |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hinder, restrain |
Synonyms: |
arrest, baffle, bar, bit, bottleneck, bridle, checkmate, choke, circumvent, constrain, control, counteract, curb, cut short, delay, discourage, foil, frustrate, halt, harness, hold, hold back, hold down, hold in, impede, inhibit, interrupt, keep back, limit, moderate, neutralize, nip in the bud, obstruct, obviate, pause, play for time, preclude, prevent, rebuff, reduce, rein in, repress, repulse, retard, slacken pace, slow down, snub, squelch, stay, stop, suppress, tame, terminate, thwart, withhold |
Antonyms: |
aid, allow, assist, expedite, help, indulge, liberate, permit |
| Main Entry: | circumvent |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fool, mislead |
Synonyms: |
avoid, beat, beguile, bilk, bypass, circumnavigate, cramp, crimp, deceive, detour, disappoint, dodge, dupe, elude, ensnare, entrap, escape, evade, foil, frustrate, get around, hoodwink, outflank, outwit, overreach, prevent, queer, ruin, shun, sidestep, skirt, stave off, steer clear of, stump, stymie, thwart, trick, ward off |
Antonyms: |
aid, allow, assist, help, permit |
| Main Entry: | conquer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | defeat, overcome |
Synonyms: |
beat, bring to knees, checkmate, circumvent, clobber, control, cream*, crush, discomfit, drub, foil, frustrate, get the better of, humble, lick, master, outwit, overmaster, overpower, override, overthrow, prevail, quell, reduce, rout, shut down, subdue, subjugate, succeed, surmount, throw, thwart, total*, trample underfoot, trash, triumph, vanquish, whip, wipe off map, worst, zap |
Antonyms: |
capitulate, fail, give up, lose, retreat, succumb, surrender, yield |
| Main Entry: | contravene |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go against, contradict |
Synonyms: |
abjure, breach, break, combat, conflict with, counteract, cross, defy, disaffirm, disobey, encroach, exclude, fight, gainsay, hinder, impugn, infract, infringe, interfere, interpose, intrude, negate, offend, oppose, overstep, refute, reject, repudiate, resist, spurn, thwart, transgress, traverse, trespass, violate |
Antonyms: |
agree, aid, allow, approve, assent, assist, concur, consent, endorse, help, permit, uphold |
| Main Entry: | counteract |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | do opposing action |
Synonyms: |
annul, buck, cancel, cancel out, check, contravene, correct, counterbalance, countercheck, countervail, counterwork, cross, defeat, fix, foil, frustrate, go against, halt, hinder, invalidate, negate, negative, neutralize, offset, oppose, prevent, rectify, redress, resist, right, thwart |
Antonyms: |
aid, approve, assist, help, support |
| Main Entry: | cramp |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hinder, restrain |
Synonyms: |
bottle up, box up, check, circumscribe, clamp, clasp, clog, confine, constrain, coop up, encumber, fasten, grip, hamper, hamstring, handicap, impede, inhibit, limit, object, obstruct, restrict, shackle, stymie, thwart |
Antonyms: |
allow, let go, release |