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Showing words for THWARTING using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Thwarting

thwarting

8 Letter Words for Thwarting

thrawing, wrathing

7 Letter Words for Thwarting

granthi, hatting, ratting, ringtaw, tarting, tathing, tawting, thawing

6 Letter Words for Thwarting

anight, aright, athing, ghatti, graith, gratin, haring, hartin, hating, hawing, nritta, rahing, rating, rawing, taring, tawing, thrain, thrang, thrawn, thring, thwait, thwart, tringa, twight, waring, witgat, wraith, wright

5 Letter Words for Thwarting

agrin, ahing, ahint, airth, anigh, argin, arith, ating, atwin, awhir, awing, gaitt, garni, garth, ghain, giant, girth, grain, grant, grint, grith, haint, hatti, hiant, higra, ignaw, intra, naght, night, nigra, nitta, ratti, rawin, riant, right, tahin, taint, tairn, tangi, tanti, tarin, tatin, thagi, thatn, thawn, thing, thirt, thraw, tiang, tight, tinta, titan, titar, tragi, train, trait, trant, triga, trina, twain, twait, twang, twant, twint, warnt, warth, whang, whart, whing, wigan, wight, witan, wrang, wrath, wring, writh

4 Letter Words for Thwarting

agin, agit, agni, aint, airn, airt, aith, anti, argh, arni, attn, awin, gain, gair, gait, gant, gari, garn, gart, gath, gatt, gawn, ghat, girn, girt, gith, gnar, gnat, gnaw, gran, grat, grin, grit, hagi, hain, hair, hait, hang, hani, hant, harn, hart, hatt, hing, hint, hwan, inga, inta, intr, iran, nagi, naig, narw, natr, nawt, ngai, nigh, ragi, rain, rait, rang, rant, rath, rawn, riga, ring, rita, ritt, tahr, taig, tain, tait, tang, tanh, tari, tarn, tart, tath, tawn, tawt, thai, than, thar, that, thaw, thig, thin, thir, tiar, ting, tint, trag, trah, trat, trig, trin, trit, trna, twat, twig, twin, twit, wagh, wain, wair, wait, wang, want, warn, wart, wath, watt, whan, whar, what, whig, whin, whir, whit, wing, wint, with, wran, wrig, writ, wrnt

3 Letter Words for Thwarting

agr, agt, ahi, ain, air, ait, ant, arg, arn, art, att, awn, gan, gar, gat, gaw, gin, git, gra, gtt, hag, han, hat, haw, hgt, hia, hin, hir, hit, hwt, ign, ing, int, ira, ita, iwa, nag, nah, nar, nat, naw, nig, nit, nth, rag, rah, rai, ran, rat, raw, rha, ria, rig, rin, rit, rna, rti, rtw, tag, tai, tan, tar, tat, taw, tgn, tgt, tha, tig, tin, tit, tng, tnt, tra, tri, trt, twa, twi, wag, wah, wan, war, wat, wha, whr, wig, win, wir, wit

Definitions for Thwarting

[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 Thwarting

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

Words nearby Thwarting

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

Origin of Thwarting

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 Thwarting

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

Word origin for Thwarting

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

Synonyms for Thwarting

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