Synonyms of thwarting

thwarting 1 of 3

adjective

as in frustrating

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

thwarting

2 of 3

noun

as in deterrence

Synonyms & Similar 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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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