Beat and Thwart

Beat

Beat verb - To prevent from achieving a goal.

Usage example: you beat me to it

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Thwart and beat are semantically related In some cases you can use "Thwart" instead a verb "Beat".

Nearby Words: beaten, beating, beater, beatable

Thwart verb - To prevent from achieving a goal.

Usage example: a coalition of grassroots organizations thwarted the company's efforts to get approval for a new power plant

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Beat and thwart are semantically related in defeat topic. Sometimes you can use "Beat" instead a verb "Thwart", if it concerns topics such as stop.

Nearby Words: thwarted, thwarting

man	beat man	thwart man
guy	beat guy	thwart guy
people	beat people	thwart people
rest	beat rest	thwart rest
Other words: time, bad, villain, anyone, everyone, times, enemies, guys.

You do thwart stage one in Red/Blue/Yellow: Whatever Giovanni had planned for Silph Co, you beat him down before he can get it, earning yourself a nice shiny Too Awesome to Use Master Ball for your efforts.

Source: You Can't Thwart Stage One
You Can't Thwart Stage One:You'll only have to fight N's legendary if Alder doesn't beat him first.

Source: Video Game / Pokémon Black and White
Zulkir Szass Tam is said to be genuinely respectful and even admiring of any heroic adventurers who thwart his plans, in no small part because they'd probably have to be Worthy Opponents to beat someone with his level of power and cunning.

Source: Graceful Loser

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