Synonyms for Thwarting:
adj.
•defensive (adjective)Interrupting.
•hindering (adjective)
impeding, constraining, Resisting, Fouling, bottleneck, Detaining, hindering, Obstructing, Entangling, Entrapping, burdensome, frustrating, Complicating, congesting, blocking, restricting, Delaying, Cramping, crippling, inhibiting, choking, Handicapping, Clogging, Tangling, Damming, baffling, Deterring, Restraining, Crimping, Snagging, Snarling, constipating, Encumbering.
n.
•thwarting (noun)frustration, preventative, frustrating, preventive, foiling, frustrative.
v.
•disappointing (verb)disconcerting, disheartening, disappointing, disillusioning, dashing, discouraging.
•hindering (verb)
Burdening, Hampering, Staying, fettering, Impairing, Bunging, barring, braking, Hamstringing, stopping, Checking, bottlenecking, Miring, Paralyzing, dragging, Plugging, countering, jamming, curbing, opposing, Interrupting, catching.
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•Other relevant words:
frustration, frustrative, preventative, foiling, preventive.
Usage examples for thwarting
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But don't let anger blind you to the fact, Ralph, that you and I were once old friends; that I am your friend still, and that, what is of far greater importance, the Almighty is still your friend, and is proving His friendship by thwarting you. – Charlie to the Rescue by R.M. Ballantyne
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The environment in which it is placed and the responses which the outer world makes to it- and these surroundings and responses in the long run are largely of our choosing and making- represent either the helping or thwarting of its tendencies, and the sum total of the directions in which its powers can be exercised and its demands satisfied: the possibilities, in fact, which life puts before it. – The Life of the Spirit and the Life of To-day by Evelyn Underhill