Foil and Intimidate

Foil

Foil verb - To prevent from achieving a goal.

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Intimidate and foil are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Intimidate" instead a verb "Foil".

Nearby Words: foiled, foiling

Intimidate verb - To make timid or fearful by or as if by threats.

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Foil and intimidate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Foil" instead a verb "Intimidate".

Nearby Words: intimidating, intimidation

character	foil character	intimidate character
guy	foil guy	intimidate guy
someone	foil someone	intimidate someone
gang	foil gang	intimidate gang
Other words: time, way, villain, enemies, guys.

Despite all of which, refuses to put on haughty airs or otherwise intimidate the contestants, instead playing a supportive, everybody's-favourite-grandma foil to Paul's terrifyingly perfectionist Science Hero.

Source: Series / The Great British Bake Off

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