Ease
Ease verb - To free from obstruction or difficulty.
Foil
Foil verb - To prevent from achieving a goal.
Usage example: in popular fiction the hero will always foil the villain's plans
How words are described
| natural | natural ease | natural foil |
| complete | complete ease | complete foil |
| great | great ease | great foil |
| cold | cold ease | cold foil |
| Other adjectives: pragmatic, greater, modern. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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However, no matter what tricks the other boys try to play on him, Sakamoto always manages to foil them with ease, moving through his high school life with confidence and class like no other.Haven't you heard?
Cite this Source
Foil and Ease. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ease/foil
Ease & Foil. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ease/foil>.
Foil or Ease. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ease/foil.
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