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SCUPPERING Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word scuppering. (exact relations)
There are 10 hypernyms of the word scuppering. (close relations)
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scuppered

Best Alternative Words for SCUPPERING

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hindering
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• preventing movement

thwarting
verbv
noun

• an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts

adjective satellite

• preventing realization or attainment of a desire

obstructing
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

• block passage through

• shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight

sabotaging
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged

verb

• destroy property or hinder normal operations

ambuscade
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise

verb

• wait in hiding to attack

ambush
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise

verb

• wait in hiding to attack

• hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing

bushwhack
verbv
verb

• wait in hiding to attack

• live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla

• cut one's way through the woods or bush

endanger
verbv
verb

• pose a threat to; present a danger to

• put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

expose
verbv
noun

• the exposure of an impostor or a fraud

verb

• expose or make accessible to some action or influence

• make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

• to show, make visible or apparent

• remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body

• reveal to view as by removing a cover

• put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

• expose to light, of photographic film

• expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas

• abandon by leaving out in the open air

lurk
verbv
verb

• lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

• be about a place without any apparent purpose

• wait in hiding to attack

• to monitor a web forum or similar without making your presence pubilc

peril
nounn
noun

• a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

• a state of danger involving risk

• a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury

verb

• pose a threat to; present a danger to

• put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

waylay
verbv
verb

• wait in hiding to attack

lie in wait
verbv
verb

• wait in hiding to attack

Best Hypernyms For SCUPPERING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for scuppering, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (6)
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Phrases (4)
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Alternatives for HINDERING

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