Synonyms of foiling

foiling 1 of 3

adjective

as in thwarting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thwarting
• baffling
• frustrating
• neutralizing
• blocking
• nullifying
• negating
• hampering
• balking
• retardant
• deterring
• hindering
• impeding
• deterrent
• stalling
• preventive
• preventative
• prophylactic
• precautionary

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assisting
• aiding
• facilitating
• smoothing
• abetting
• promoting
• encouraging
• nurturing
• fostering
• forwarding
• easing
• furthering

foiling

2 of 3

noun

as in deterrence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thwarting
• deterrence
• baffling
• neutralization
• crossing
• checkmate
• barring
• debarment
• balking
• determent
• nullification
• forbidding
• outlawing
• prohibiting
• proscribing
• frustration
• negation
• prohibition
• enjoining
• interdiction
• prevention
• circumvention
• interdicting
• proscription
• avoidance
• averting
• precluding
• forestallment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assistance
• support
• aid
• backing
• promotion
• cultivation
• advancement
• facilitation
• encouragement
• nurture

foiling

3 of 3

verb

present participle of foil

as in frustrating

to prevent from achieving a goal

in popular fiction the hero will always foil the villain's plans

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frustrating
• thwarting
• hampering
• baffling
• defeating
• preventing
• stopping
• hindering
• impeding
• balking
• beating
• checkmating
• overcoming
• halting
• blocking
• obstructing
• arresting
• stalling
• inhibiting
• handicapping
• checking
• barring
• discomfiting
• neutralizing
• interfering (with)
• forestalling
• clogging
• averting
• precluding
• tying up
• holding back
• conquering
• nullifying
• hobbling
• encumbering
• offsetting
• counteracting
• obviating
• negating
• fettering
• shackling
• trammelling
• tieing up
• short-circuiting
• manacling
• trammeling
• setting back

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• promoting
• advancing
• encouraging
• assisting
• furthering
• fostering
• aiding
• cultivating
• forwarding
• facilitating
• nurturing
• abetting
• smoothing
• easing