Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun thwarting

1 sense of thwarting

Sense 1
frustration, thwarting, foiling -- (an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts)
       => hindrance, hinderance, interference -- (the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb thwart

1 sense of thwart

Sense 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")
       => prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid -- (keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project")

Antonyms of adj thwarting

1 sense of thwarting

Sense 1
frustrating, frustrative, thwarting -- (preventing realization or attainment of a desire)

INDIRECT (VIA preventive) -> permissive -- (not preventive)

Similarity of adj thwarting

1 sense of thwarting

Sense 1
frustrating, frustrative, thwarting -- (preventing realization or attainment of a desire)
       => preventive (vs. permissive), preventative -- (tending to prevent or hinder)