thwart

Synonyms

baffle, balk, beat, checkmate, discomfit, foil, frustrate;

Antonyms

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

Near Antonyms

abet, aid, assist;

ease, facilitate, smooth;

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;