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

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

In the footage, players follow the story of Jason and Lucia, a couple living in the fictional Vice City, who are picking up drugs, and their mission is thwarted by the police, who begin to raid the place. — Moises Mendez Ii, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

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

As the writer and the actor spend time together, and the narrator tries to pry open some small window into M’s psyche, the process of gathering material is constantly being thwarted by M’s casual instructability. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

Others have genuine accessibility issues, from those who don’t live close to movie theaters to superfans thwarted by rights deals that block their geographic locations from showing a movie or series. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

Now, researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have thwarted that tyranny even more profoundly, by devising an ultra-fast way to steer light, using light itself as the steering wheel. — New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026