thwart
I
verb
avert, baffle, balk, bar, blight, bring to naught, check, contravene, counteract, countermine, counterwork, cripple, cross, damp, debar, defeat, foil, forestall, frustrate, hamper, hinder, impede, inhibit, intercept, interfere, interrupt, nip, obstruct, oppose, outmaneuver, override, preclude, prevent, restrain, retard, ruin, spoil, stave off, stifle, stop, stultify, stymie, traverse, turn aside, undermine, ward off
II
index
annoy, arrest (stop), avert, balk, bar (hinder), beat (defeat), block, check (restrain), circumvent, condemn (ban), constrict (inhibit), contain (restrain), contravene, counter, countervail, defeat, deter, disadvantage, discontinue (break continuity), discourage, disrupt, encumber (hinder), enjoin, estop, fight (counteract), foil, forestall, frustrate, halt, hamper, hold up (delay), impede, inconvenience, interdict, interfere, interrupt, keep (restrain), kill (defeat), obstruct, occlude, oppugn, overreach, override, parry, preclude, prevent, prohibit, repulse, resist (oppose), stay (halt), stem (check), stop, toll (stop), trammel, withstand
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006