thwarter
- noun
- /ˈθwɔrtər/
:
obstructor
- The thwarter of our plans was unexpected.
Examples
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He gained a reputation at work as the perennial thwarter of new initiatives.
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Despite the team's determination, a single thwarter managed to delay the project for weeks.
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Whenever progress was made, a thwarter appeared to put up new obstacles.
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Many consider him a thwarter of progress.
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As a thwarter of progress, he consistently opposed any attempts to innovate in the company.
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The politician was seen as a thwarter of reforms that could have improved healthcare for many citizens.
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In every project, her role as a thwarter sometimes frustrated the team, as she always found ways to halt their plans.
Synonyms
22
8.2
A person who delays or stops a group's progress on purpose
6
6.2
A person who opposes authority or control
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4.5
A person who speaks out against a plan or idea
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7.9
A person who delays making decisions on purpose
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7.7
A person or thing that stops something from happening
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9.4
A military plane that stops enemy supplies reaching their forces
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8.0
A person who uses force or authority to stop people, information and actions
A person who stops or delays other people's actions on purpose
A person who opposes a plan to stop it happening
Someone or something that blocks progress
A person who delays a decision by using formal rules
A person who refuses to answer questions and delays progress
A person who stops people from saying or sharing ideas and facts
Antonyms
How Obstructive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Thwarter comes from the verb thwart, which originally meant 'across' and later 'to block' someone or something. The ending -er means a person, so a thwarter is someone who 'blocks' or stands 'across' other people's plans or efforts.