Synonyms of thwarting

thwarting 1 of 3

adjective

as in frustrating

Related Words

• frustrating
• baffling
• blocking
• nullifying
• neutralizing
• negating
• foiling
• hampering
• balking
• hindering
• impeding
• deterring
• retardant
• deterrent
• stalling
• preventive
• preventative
• prophylactic
• precautionary

Dissimilar Words

• assisting
• aiding
• facilitating
• abetting
• promoting
• encouraging
• nurturing
• smoothing
• fostering
• easing
• forwarding
• furthering

thwarting

2 of 3

noun

as in deterrence

Related Words

• deterrence
• foiling
• baffling
• crossing
• neutralization
• checkmate
• balking
• debarment
• barring
• determent
• nullification
• forbidding
• frustration
• outlawing
• prohibiting
• proscribing
• negation
• enjoining
• circumvention
• prohibition
• prevention
• interdicting
• interdiction
• avoidance
• proscription
• averting
• precluding
• forestallment

Dissimilar Words

• support
• assistance
• aid
• backing
• promotion
• cultivation
• encouragement
• advancement
• facilitation
• nurture

thwarting

3 of 3

verb

present participle of thwart

as in hampering

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

• frustrating
• hampering
• preventing
• baffling
• defeating
• hindering
• stopping
• impeding
• overcoming
• balking
• foiling
• beating
• halting
• blocking
• checkmating
• obstructing
• inhibiting
• discomfiting
• stalling
• arresting
• barring
• forestalling
• precluding
• clogging
• handicapping
• checking
• averting
• interfering (with)
• encumbering
• nullifying
• hobbling
• neutralizing
• obviating
• conquering
• counteracting
• holding back
• negating
• tying up
• offsetting
• fettering
• shackling
• short-circuiting
• trammeling
• manacling
• setting back

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• promoting
• advancing
• encouraging
• furthering
• fostering
• assisting
• aiding
• cultivating
• forwarding
• facilitating
• nurturing
• abetting
• smoothing
• easing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of thwarting

Noun

To simulate thwarting advances by enemy forces using the bridge, soldiers erected layers of barriers and rolled barbed wire. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

The attack’s thwarting was an undeniable success. — Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026

The thwarting of the Charlotte Hornets, one of the NBA’s fastest squads, is the quintessential White play. — Fred Katz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026

The council keeps losing court battles on issues ranging from its Voter ID law to its efforts to censor library books to its thwarting of state housing laws. — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026

Verb

Oregon is one of the only states in the country with a carve-out in its public records law that prevents disclosing the financial details of subsidized housing projects, thwarting researchers and journalists who have tried to examine their costs. — Rob Davis, ProPublica, 21 Aug. 2026

Ed Yardeni isn’t worried about the sharp rise in sovereign bond yields thwarting stocks. — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

Researchers believe the virus may have been spreading undetected since February, and an expert said cases were still being detected very late, thwarting chances of successful treatment. — Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 17 Aug. 2026

The potential signing has divided Barça fans, weighing midfield depth and Rodri's age against acquiring an elite World Cup winner and thwarting rivals. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Even with a broken right ring finger, 33-year-old Emiliano Martinez kept thwarting the Spaniards. — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 20 July 2026

States are acting despite an executive order by Trump aimed at thwarting state-level regulation of AI. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

As Ukraine’s expanding drone campaign targets Russian supply lines, ships and even Moscow’s outskirts, Russia answers with heavy strikes on Ukrainian cities and claims of thwarting massive covert attacks on key air bases. — Emma Carmichael, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

But even as democratic governments have become more proficient and more technologically adept at thwarting terrorists, some in our societies have become insensitive, or even callous, about the civilizational consequences of terror and violence. — Anne Neuberger, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026