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sabotaged

verb

past tense of sabotage
1
as in thwarted

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2
as in destroyed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sabotaged
  1. thwarted
  2. destroyed
  3. foiled
  4. ruined
  5. frustrated
  6. wrecked
  7. baffled
  8. damaged
Verb
  • Herbert had to pounce on the loose ball and the threat was thwarted.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Minnesota prosecutors charged him in May, but were thwarted in their efforts to extradite him from Texas, where he had been arrested.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of thwarted
Verb
  • The Russian Defense Ministry on Friday said its air defenses intercepted and destroyed 629 Ukrainian drones overnight over 14 Russian regions, as well as illegally annexed Crimea and the Azov and the Black seas.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • In the course of three weeks, Israeli soldiers destroyed much of the area, razing schools and mosques and commandeering buildings for use as military posts.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of destroyed
Verb
  • Those regulations for liquids in carry-ons stem from 2006, when British officials foiled a plot to bring liquid explosives on flights.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Through 1964, Sylvester pursued Tweety in a variety of shorts that found the hungry cat continuously foiled by the crafty bird.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of foiled
Verb
  • In a defense memo, Pattis characterizes Diamantis as a broken and financially ruined former politician and lawyer who at 70 might not survive a long prison sentence.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 14 Sep. 2026
  • What could have easily ruined their experience instead became an unforgettable highlight of the trip.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of ruined
Verb
  • Carr acknowledged that cities and towns may be frustrated by provider delays.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Monserrati writes that this was inspiring stuff for many young Italians, who—much like many in Japan—were frustrated with their country’s minor position in geopolitics and interested in modernization and building an imperial power.
    — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of frustrated
Verb
  • This may then seem like yet another story about how Trump has wrecked norms and corrupted the rule of law.
    — James Surowiecki, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The violent swings that powered his game, launching golf balls far beyond his competitors, also wrecked his back and knees.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of wrecked
Verb
  • Some Broward commissioners said they are baffled as to why statewide prosecutors would be concerned about the county contracts or their desire to save money by cutting ties with the Sheriff’s Office.
    — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Apple's stubborn insistence on keeping base iPhones at 60Hz while budget Android phones offer zippier refresh rates has always baffled me.
    — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of baffled
Verb
  • The suicide attack on Friday brought down an outer wall of the police offices and badly damaged the mosque.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Aid groups warn more than three-quarters of Gaza’s housing stock is damaged, thousands of buildings are at risk of collapse, and residents grow especially vulnerable when winter rains seep into weakened structures.
    — Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of damaged
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“Sabotaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sabotaged. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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