Baffle
Baffle verb - To prevent from achieving a goal.
Usage example: the language barrier baffled everyone and discouraged us from attempting another teleconference
Neutralize and baffle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Neutralize" instead a verb "Baffle".
Neutralize
Neutralize verb - To balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective.
Baffle and neutralize are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Baffle" instead a verb "Neutralize".
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Neutralize and Baffle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/baffle/neutralize
Baffle & Neutralize. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/baffle/neutralize>.
Neutralize or Baffle. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/baffle/neutralize.
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