CHECKMATED Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

checkmated

verb

past tense of checkmate

as in frustrated

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

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Scenery selected by artificial intelligence sparked boos at the 150th anniversary performance of Wagner’s Ring Cycle from an audience frustrated that software could integrate images but not drama.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Trump was also reportedly frustrated with Bondi for having little success in prosecuting his political opponents and critics.

— Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of frustrated

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Delays in contact tracing, difficulties accessing affected areas, mistrust from communities, and violence by armed groups and some residents have hampered the response, the Africa CDC has said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
But two separate hamstring injuries hampered any chance of a call-up for Ryan, who is also nearly two years past Tommy John surgery.

— Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of hampered

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Gilligan’s Island, American television sitcom about a group of castaways on a desert island and the chaos that ensues as their attempts at rescue are constantly thwarted.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026
Recyclers have been thwarted by PVC’s chemical architecture, specifically its heavy chlorine content and dense cocktail of additives, which make melting and mechanical reprocessing almost impossible.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of thwarted

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Fishlock, Wales’s all-time leading scorer, scored the winner in the 85th minute as the Reign defeated Bay FC 3-2 Saturday night at PayPal Park, handing Bay another frustrating home loss.

— Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026
In an intense and emotional main event, Oba Femi defeated Brock Lesnar in Brock’s hometown of Minneapolis, Minnesota in their third match inside Hell in a Cell.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

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