foiled

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  foil 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  foil 
 
  Sense  2 
  thwart,  queer,  spoil,  scotch,  foil,  cross,  frustrate,  baffle,  bilk 
  =>  dash 
  =>  short-circuit 
  =>  ruin 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  foil 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  foil 
 
  Sense  2 
  thwart,  queer,  spoil,  scotch,  foil,  cross,  frustrate,  baffle,  bilk 
  =>  dash 
  =>  short-circuit 
  =>  ruin 
  =>  undo 
  =>  break 
  =>  shipwreck 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  foil 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  foil 
 
  3  senses  of  foil 
 
  Sense  1 
  foil 
  =>  contrast,  counterpoint 
 
  Sense  2 
  thwart,  queer,  spoil,  scotch,  foil,  cross,  frustrate,  baffle,  bilk 
  =>  prevent,  forestall,  foreclose,  preclude,  forbid 
 
  Sense  3 
  foil 
  =>  cover 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  foil 
 
  foil  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  foil 
 
  Sense  1 
  foil 
  =>  contrast,  counterpoint 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  thwart,  queer,  spoil,  scotch,  foil,  cross,  frustrate,  baffle,  bilk 
  =>  prevent,  forestall,  foreclose,  preclude,  forbid 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  foil 
  =>  cover 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  foil 
 
  The  verb  foil  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  foil  --  (enhance  by  contrast;  "In  this  picture,  the  figures  are  foiled  against  the  background") 
  2.  (1)  thwart,  queer,  spoil,  scotch,  foil,  cross,  frustrate,  baffle,  bilk  --  (hinder  or  prevent  (the  efforts,  plans,  or  desires)  of  "What  ultimately  frustrated  every  challenger  was  Ruth's  amazing  September  surge";  "foil  your  opponent") 
  3.  foil  --  (cover  or  back  with  foil;  "foil  mirrors") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  foiled 
 
  The  adj  foiled  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  defeated,  disappointed,  discomfited,  foiled,  frustrated,  thwarted  --  (disappointingly  unsuccessful;  "disappointed  expectations  and  thwarted  ambitions";  "their  foiled  attempt  to  capture  Calais";  "many  frustrated  poets  end  as  pipe-smoking  teachers";  "his  best  efforts  were  thwarted") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  foiled 
 
  1  sense  of  foiled 
 
  Sense  1 
  defeated,  disappointed,  discomfited,  foiled,  frustrated,  thwarted 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unsuccessful)  ->  successful 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  foiled 
 
  1  sense  of  foiled 
 
  Sense  1 
  defeated,  disappointed,  discomfited,  foiled,  frustrated,  thwarted 
  =>  unsuccessful  (vs.  successful) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  foiled 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  foiled 
 
  foiled  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  foiled 
  foiled 
 
  Overview  of  verb  foil 
 
  The  verb  foil  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  foil  --  (enhance  by  contrast;  "In  this  picture,  the  figures  are  foiled  against  the  background") 
  2.  (1)  thwart,  queer,  spoil,  scotch,  foil,  cross,  frustrate,  baffle,  bilk  --  (hinder  or  prevent  (the  efforts,  plans,  or  desires)  of  "What  ultimately  frustrated  every  challenger  was  Ruth's  amazing  September  surge";  "foil  your  opponent") 
  3.  foil  --  (cover  or  back  with  foil;  "foil  mirrors") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  foiled 
 
  The  adj  foiled  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  defeated,  disappointed,  discomfited,  foiled,  frustrated,  thwarted  --  (disappointingly  unsuccessful;  "disappointed  expectations  and  thwarted  ambitions";  "their  foiled  attempt  to  capture  Calais";  "many  frustrated  poets  end  as  pipe-smoking  teachers";  "his  best  efforts  were  thwarted") 

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