Synonyms of thwarted

thwarted

verb

past tense of thwart

as in frustrated

to prevent from achieving a goal

a coalition of grassroots organizations thwarted the company's efforts to get approval for a new power plant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frustrated
• hampered
• baffled
• foiled
• defeated
• stopped
• prevented
• hindered
• balked
• impeded
• halted
• overcame
• blocked
• beat
• obstructed
• checkmated
• discomfited
• stalled
• arrested
• handicapped
• inhibited
• precluded
• tied up
• checked
• forestalled
• hobbled
• interfered (with)
• barred
• encumbered
• averted
• clogged
• nullified
• shackled
• held back
• obviated
• conquered
• set back
• neutralized
• counteracted
• negated
• offset
• short-circuited
• fettered
• trammeled
• manacled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• encouraged
• promoted
• advanced
• forwarded
• cultivated
• fostered
• assisted
• aided
• furthered
• nurtured
• facilitated
• abetted
• eased
• smoothed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of thwarted

Herbert had to pounce on the loose ball and the threat was thwarted. — 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, 18 Sep. 2026

Minnesota prosecutors charged him in May, but were thwarted in their efforts to extradite Castro from his home state of Texas, where he had been arrested. — CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Democratic attempts to redraw maps in Virginia and New York were thwarted in the courts. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

Moran made three interceptions on Thursday — two in the end zone that thwarted Fremd drives and then one that set up the touchdown that put the Knights up by two scores. — Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

As the years go by, babies are born, parents get sick and die, careers are started then ended, wives and husbands are thwarted, and, eventually, sheets are strewn and booties are tapped. — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026

That was before Shohei Ohtani’s two-way ambitions were thwarted, the lineup turned frigid and the legitimacy of Mark Walter’s entire business empire came into question. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Ortiz vowed to interrogate and, if necessary, kill any traitors who thwarted him and Simon. — Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026