checkmate

checkmate

verb

Definition of CHECKMATE

to prevent from achieving a goal <finally checkmated the billionaire in his attempt to take over the movie studio>

Synonyms baffle, balk, beat, checkmate, discomfit, foil, thwart

Related Words bar, block, clog, encumber, fetter, hamper, handicap, hinder, hobble, hold back, impede, inhibit, interfere (with), manacle, obstruct, shackle, tie up, trammel; arrest, check, halt, set back, short-circuit, stall, stop; avert, forestall, obviate, preclude, prevent; negate, neutralize, nullify; counteract, offset; conquer, defeat, overcome

Near Antonyms abet, aid, assist; ease, facilitate, smooth

Antonyms advance, cultivate, encourage, forward, foster, further, nurture, promote