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

The purpose of antitrust was to prevent companies from getting too large by taking over companies and swallowing them up and thwarting competition. — John E. McDonough, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026

South Africa hopes were pinned on Markram, who has a history of thwarting the Australians in the fourth innings. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Blashill brushed off the notion of his lineups thwarting team flow on Wednesday. — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

Still, mRNA has proven effective at thwarting other types of cancer. — Gerry Smith, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Relying on the tropes rather than having fun with them, thwarting them. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

As fundamental to British school life as the uniform itself is the tradition of thwarting it. — Eva Wolchover, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026

Los Angeles police corralled and arrested scores of minibike riders on Sunday, thwarting a takeover of 6th Street Bridge. — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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