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Definitions for Thwart

[1] to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
[2] to frustrate or baffle (a plan, purpose, etc.).
[3] Archaic . to cross. to extend across.
[4] a seat across a boat, especially one used by a rower.
[5] a transverse member spreading the gunwales of a canoe or the like.
[6] passing or lying crosswise or across; cross; transverse.
[7] perverse; obstinate.
[8] adverse; unfavorable.
[9] across; athwart.
[10] to oppose successfully or prevent; frustrate they thwarted the plan
[11] obsolete to be or move across
[12] nautical a seat lying across a boat and occupied by an oarsman
[13] passing or being situated across
[14] archaic perverse or stubborn
[15] obsolete across

Words related to Thwart

obstruct, prevent, stymie, counter, frustrate, foil, curb, oppose, defeat, impede, circumvent, cramp, upset, skin, confuse, snafu, dash, duck, ditch, pit

Words nearby Thwart

thutmose ii, thutmose iii, thuya, thwack, thwaite, thwart, thwing, thx, thy, thyatira, thyestes

Origin of Thwart

1200–50; Middle English thwert (adv.) < Old Norse thvert across, neuter of thverr transverse; cognate with Old English thweorh crooked, cross, Gothic thwairhs cross, angry

Other words from Thwart

thwart·ed·ly , adverb
thwart·er , noun
un·thwart·ed , adjective
un·thwart·ing , adjective

Word origin for Thwart

C13: from Old Norse thvert, from thverr transverse; related to Old English thweorh crooked, Old High German twerh transverse

Synonyms for Thwart

circumvent, counter, curb, defeat, foil, frustrate, impede, obstruct, oppose, prevent, stymie, baffle, balk, beat, bilk, check, confuse, crab, cramp, crimp, cross, dash, disappoint, ditch, dodge, duck, match, outwit, pit, queer, restrain, ruin, scotch, skin, snafu, trammel, upset, double-cross, foul up, give the slip, hold up, louse up, play off, take down, take wind out of, upset one's apple cart