Delay and Thwart

Delay

Delay verb - To move or act slowly.

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Thwart and delay are semantically related in hinder topic. In some cases you can use "Thwart" instead a verb "Delay".

Nearby Words: delayed, delaying, delayer

Thwart

Thwart verb - To prevent from achieving a goal.

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

Nearby Words: thwarted, thwarting

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Common collocations

guy	delay guy	thwart guy
advance	delay advance	thwart advance
return	delay return	thwart return
destruction	delay destruction	thwart destruction
Other words: time, plan, prophecy, bad, escape, invasion, quest, plans, times, attacks, forces, enemies.

Both words in one sentence

Unit Two makes a cameo appearance at the end of Knights of the Tenth World, Part 2 and the beginning of Knights of the Tenth World, Part 3 as a monstrous golem intended to delay or thwart the Rune Knights.

Source: Fan Fic / Undocumented Features
You Can't Thwart Stage One: Despite the Allies' efforts, they fail to disrupt HYDRA's activities and merely delay the completion of Red Skull's Doomsday Device, leaving Cap with no choice but to save the day just in the nick of time.

Source: Film / Captain America: The First Avenger

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