Vocabulary
Thwart
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
oppose (a plan, attempt, or ambition) successfully.
Urdu meaning
ناکام بنادینا، ترچھا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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More intelligence-based operations are needed to thwart any future attacks by this bloodthirsty outfit.
Dawn Editorials —
CT cooperation
— 2026-02-10
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Together, state and society must thwart the efforts of malign actors who wish to foment communal unrest.
Dawn Editorials —
Islamabad atrocity
— 2026-02-07
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We do know that, on Saturday, the Iranian army issued a statement saying it would safeguard strategic infrastructure and public property, while urging Iranians to `thwart the enemy`s plots`.
Dawn Editorials —
Troubling events
— 2026-01-11
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Many in Washington predict that the US plan to thwart China is to simply get a tighter grip on South and Central America as wellas most of the rest of the Western Hemisphere.
Dawn Editorials —
Pound of flesh
— 2026-01-10
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It was not too different from Norman Finkelstein or Ilan Pappe and so many others who represent an intellectual but well-grounded resistance that has inspired young and old Jews to thwart Benjamin Netanyahu`s bloodlust for Palestinians.
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Mutating cancer cells of hatred
— 2025-12-23
Synonyms
foil, balk, frustrate, stand in the way of, scotch, forestall; derail, dash; smash, stop,
Antonyms
assist, facilitate
Curator example
“the government had been able to thwart all attempts by opposition leaders to form new parties”
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