Definition for Foil:

• To defeat; to puzzle; to disappoint:- pr. p. foiling; pa. p. foiled.

Synonyms for Foil:

• n.

  •
  • leaf.
  •
  • comparison,
  • counterpart,
  • analogy,
  • antithesis,
  • comparatively,
  • perspective,
  • comparative,
  • equation,
  • complement,
  • relative,
  • parallel,
  • relational,
  • juxtaposition.
  •contrast (noun)
  • counterblow,
  • setting,
  • background,
  • oppositeness,
  • defense,
  • guard.
  •film (noun)
  • pellicle.
  •flake (noun)
  • lamella.
  •foil (noun)
  • hydrofoil,
  • transparency,
  • spoil,
  • scotch,
  • enhancer.
  •opponent (noun)
  • adversary,
  • rival,
  • competitor,
  • opposer,
  • foe,
  • antagonist,
  • contestant,
  • attacker,
  • disputant,
  • enemy,
  • combatant,
  • assaulter,
  • opponent,
  • Archenemy,
  • villain,
  • assailant.

• v.

  •circumvent, nip in the bud (verb)
  • shake off,
  • skip,
  • crab,
  • shuffle off,
  • checkmate,
  • beat,
  • baffle,
  • dodge,
  • outwit,
  • hinder,
  • cramp,
  • nullify,
  • duck,
  • run circles around,
  • give the run-around,
  • rattle,
  • stop,
  • crimp,
  • Juke,
  • restrain,
  • disconcert,
  • ditch,
  • curb,
  • faze,
  • run rings around,
  • shake.
  •defeat (verb)
  • overcome,
  • trounce,
  • overthrow,
  • win,
  • predominate,
  • overpower,
  • outplay,
  • whip,
  • humble,
  • trump,
  • outdo,
  • surmount,
  • capture,
  • crush,
  • rout,
  • subdue,
  • triumph,
  • master,
  • subject,
  • vanquish,
  • overturn.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • clingfilm,
  • cellophane,
  • silver paper,
  • tinfoil.
  •
  • contrast.
  •counteract
  • countercheck,
  • go against.
  •defeat
  • cast down.
  •fencing
  • saber,
  • swordsmanship,
  • swordsman,
  • swordplay,
  • fencer.
  •Other relevant words:
  • come round,
  • evade,
  • assagai,
  • cut through,
  • covering,
  • gravel,
  • dissuade,
  • theme,
  • juvenile,
  • retard,
  • get over,
  • style,
  • transparentness,
  • mysterious,
  • foreclose,
  • lamination,
  • repel,
  • botch,
  • brand,
  • plunder,
  • smear,
  • forbid,
  • discountenance,
  • annul,
  • endanger,
  • expose,
  • bayonet,
  • terminate,
  • snooker,
  • cocker,
  • contradiction,
  • counterbalance,
  • sabotage,
  • enjoin,
  • disturb,
  • contrary,
  • character,
  • peel,
  • arrest,
  • distinction,
  • counterpoise,
  • cosset,
  • skin,
  • nonplus,
  • reverse,
  • disrupt,
  • tomahawk,
  • fluff,
  • astound,
  • bobble,
  • interrupt,
  • flummox,
  • plank,
  • gold foil,
  • challenge,
  • batter up,
  • brake,
  • repulse,
  • vis-a-vis,
  • prorogue,
  • get round,
  • bumble,
  • Bodge,
  • discourage,
  • embarrass,
  • disarm,
  • dumbfound,
  • dishearten,
  • pamper,
  • Whinyard,
  • short-circuit,
  • board,
  • ban,
  • outguess,
  • dudgeon,
  • annoying,
  • butt,
  • discomfiture,
  • halberd,
  • work against,
  • get across,
  • outreach,
  • muck up,
  • cancel,
  • yataghan,
  • brave,
  • impede,
  • Irksome,
  • let down,
  • cover,
  • crossbreed,
  • end,
  • bar,
  • poniard,
  • flub,
  • pass over,
  • Shive,
  • rule out,
  • frustrating,
  • Dumfound,
  • injure,
  • obverse,
  • fold,
  • layer,
  • ax,
  • knotty,
  • blade,
  • encumber,
  • stiletto,
  • deter,
  • bring up short,
  • delay,
  • thespian,
  • blow,
  • Counterpole,
  • vex,
  • track,
  • Attaghan,
  • slow,
  • assegai,
  • preclude,
  • dish,
  • aggravating,
  • irritating,
  • hydroplane,
  • ply,
  • sword stick,
  • Antipode,
  • hamstring,
  • baby,
  • anticipate,
  • disconcertion,
  • spike,
  • touch,
  • bill,
  • halt,
  • scale,
  • muff,
  • stupefy,
  • transparence,
  • mess-up,
  • mollycoddle,
  • dapper,
  • heavy,
  • mystify,
  • antagonism,
  • Cimeter,
  • mimic,
  • parry,
  • confound,
  • flap,
  • antipodes,
  • cut,
  • fight off,
  • hybridise,
  • undo,
  • upset,
  • actress,
  • regulate,
  • confounding,
  • rag,
  • postpone,
  • put back,
  • eschar,
  • opposition,
  • gisarme,
  • blast,
  • baffling,
  • motif,
  • Histrion,
  • balking,
  • control,
  • tin foil,
  • keep from,
  • Baselard,
  • fail,
  • stick,
  • proscribe,
  • ball up,
  • foiling,
  • scum,
  • panel,
  • offset,
  • table,
  • utility man,
  • botch up,
  • crucify,
  • interbreed,
  • baulk,
  • discontinue,
  • shaving,
  • player,
  • break,
  • countervail,
  • slat,
  • steel,
  • dun,
  • destruction,
  • stave,
  • perplex,
  • rape,
  • hybridize,
  • setback,
  • bedevil,
  • design,
  • cut across,
  • mitigate,
  • slice,
  • cut the ground from under,
  • oppose,
  • destroy,
  • Feeze,
  • disconcerting,
  • coddle,
  • debar,
  • character actor,
  • militate,
  • tantalize,
  • reversal,
  • fend off,
  • confuse,
  • child actor,
  • tablet,
  • resist,
  • tantalise,
  • silence,
  • laminated glass,
  • deal,
  • featherbed,
  • banger,
  • partisan,
  • sword-bayonet,
  • ward,
  • fumble,
  • obviate,
  • impair,
  • jaunty,
  • bewilder,
  • violate,
  • thwarting,
  • defensive,
  • stooge,
  • void,
  • impetuous,
  • converse,
  • corrupt,
  • Discomfiting,
  • traverse,
  • slab,
  • foul-up,
  • scupper,
  • astonish,
  • difficult,
  • mimer,
  • lamina,
  • victimize,
  • confront,
  • pass the buck,
  • lap,
  • accompaniment,
  • despoil,
  • intersect,
  • bungle,
  • louse up,
  • rasher,
  • stylet,
  • theatrical,
  • undermine,
  • taboo,
  • pose,
  • block,
  • dissatisfy,
  • disable,
  • peril,
  • deceive,
  • Counterterm,
  • leave in the lurch,
  • infuriating,
  • bad guy,
  • intercept,
  • mishandle,
  • bowie knife,
  • itch,
  • vane,
  • disk,
  • Collop,
  • override,
  • bollocks,
  • handicap,
  • opposite number,
  • indulge,
  • overreach,
  • screw up,
  • torment,
  • repugnance,
  • outgeneral,
  • obstruct,
  • Ataghan,
  • frieze,
  • counterpoint,
  • plywood,
  • tuck,
  • confusion,
  • reciter,
  • negate,
  • finish,
  • cold steel,
  • disillusion,
  • inhibit,
  • monologist,
  • sweep,
  • forestall,
  • clashing,
  • gain,
  • gallant,
  • time sheet,
  • rebuff,
  • Antipole,
  • outmaneuver,
  • stay,
  • Contra,
  • hold up,
  • vitiate,
  • get,
  • veneer,
  • pantomime,
  • mime,
  • reduce,
  • stroller,
  • coating,
  • snub,
  • tedious,
  • maddening,
  • showy,
  • mirror image,
  • Glave,
  • pattern,
  • Feaze,
  • go one better,
  • dagger,
  • acquire,
  • safety glass,
  • stonewall,
  • patina,
  • mummer,
  • figure,
  • membrane,
  • countermand,
  • restrict,
  • detail,
  • antonym,
  • form,
  • other side,
  • clog,
  • setoff,
  • damp,
  • avoid,
  • tease,
  • stave off,
  • undercut,
  • abort,
  • Skean,
  • outsmart,
  • defer,
  • bothersome,
  • deflower,
  • set back,
  • Histrio,
  • dashing,
  • crumple up,
  • frustration,
  • queer,
  • battle-ax,
  • bollix up,
  • inverse,
  • hold back,
  • bafflement,
  • amaze,
  • canvas,
  • go bad,
  • outflank,
  • interdict,
  • matinee idol,
  • wafer,
  • contravene,
  • plait,
  • span,
  • floret,
  • cripple,
  • stylish,
  • mar,
  • integument.

Paraphrases for Foil:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    foiled.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    stems, aluminium, leaf, refill, 'aluminium.
  • Verb, base form
    frustrate, forestall, discourage, derail, outwit, pre-empt, defeat, outsmart, stop, aluminium, counteract, prevent, demoralize, spoil, sabotage, scuttle, deter, undermine, circumvent, nullify.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    aluminum, foliage.
  • Verb, base form
    counter.

Antonyms for Foil:

• v.

  • circumvent, nip in the bud
    encourage, facilitate, help, calm, forward, surrender, abet, release, face, meet, lose, liberate, aid, assist, allow, soothe, inspirit, placate.
  • Other antonyms:
    ease, advance, cultivate, foster, nurture, smooth, further, promote.

Homophones for Foil:

• FOYLE.

Hypernym for Foil:

• n.

  • artifact
    aluminum foil, tinfoil, Aluminium Foil, tin foil, chaff, gold foil.

Hyponym for Foil:

• n.

  • artifact
    fencing sword, sheet metal.

• v.

  • contact
    cover.
  • stative
    contrast, counterpoint.