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thwart
Meaning: to prevent someone from accomplishing a plan or purpose
thwart in a sentence
How thwart is used in real sentences:
Heavy rain thwarted their plans for an outdoor picnic.
Security guards thwarted the robbery before the thieves reached the exit.
“Even so, the lone objection did not thwart the experiment, and commissioners authorized a smaller fence for one season.”
— from the passage The Meadow Notebook
Synonyms for thwart
Other words for thwart — foil, hinder and frustrate — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of thwart
Words that mean the opposite of thwart:
- assist
- enable
Where it comes from
From Old Norse thvert 'across, transverse'
Memory hook
THWART sounds like 'the wart' blocking your path — an obstacle you cannot ignore.