All counterplot synonyms
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C c verb counterplot
- frustrate β to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
- outwit β to get the better of by superior ingenuity or cleverness; outsmart: to outwit a dangerous opponent.
- thwart β to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
- blank β Something that is blank has nothing on it.
- shave β to remove a growth of beard with a razor.
- invalidate β to render invalid; discredit.
- stump β the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
- subdue β to conquer and bring into subjection: Rome subdued Gaul.
- neutralize β to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization.
- puzzle β a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort.
- reduce β to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
- confound β If someone or something confounds you, they make you feel surprised or confused, often by showing you that your opinions or expectations of them were wrong.
- surmount β to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- circumvent β If someone circumvents a rule or restriction, they avoid having to obey the rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way.
- refute β to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge.
- ruin β ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- cross β If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
- checkmate β to thwart or render powerless
- disappoint β to fail to fulfill the expectations or wishes of: His gross ingratitude disappointed us.
- shellac β lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish.
- victimize β to make a victim of.
- contravene β To contravene a law or rule means to do something that is forbidden by the law or rule.
- balk β If you balk at something, you definitely do not want to do it or to let it happen.
- disprove β to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate: I disproved his claim.
- discomfit β to confuse and deject; disconcert: to be discomfited by a question.
- disconcert β to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
- nonplus β to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely.
- squash β to press into a flat mass or pulp; crush: She squashed the flower under her heel.
- undo β to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done: Murder once done can never be undone.
noun counterplot
- plot β a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government.
- sedition β incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government.
- scheme β a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.
- treason β the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- league β a unit of distance, varying at different periods and in different countries, in English-speaking countries usually estimated roughly at 3 miles (4.8 kilometers).
- fix β to repair; mend.
- cabal β a secret or exclusive set of people; clique
- trickery β the use or practice of tricks or stratagems to deceive; artifice; deception.
- hookup β an act or instance of hooking up.
- frame β a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
- practice β habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
- connivance β Connivance is a willingness to allow or assist something to happen even though you know it is wrong.
- intrigue β to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate: The plan intrigues me, but I wonder if it will work.
- trick β a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- game β an amusement or pastime: children's games.
- perfidy β deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery: perfidy that goes unpunished.
- disloyalty β the quality of being disloyal; lack of loyalty; unfaithfulness.
- treachery β violation of faith; betrayal of trust; treason.
- machination β an act or instance of machinating.
- confederacy β A confederacy is a union of states or people who are trying to achieve the same thing.
- countermine β a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by an enemy