Foil and Screen

Foil

Foil verb - To prevent from achieving a goal.

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

Nearby Words: foiled, foiling

Screen verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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Foil and screen are semantically related in baffle topic. Sometimes you can use "Foil" instead a verb "Screen".

Nearby Words: screened, screening, scree, screenful

nice	nice foil	nice screen
complete	complete foil	complete screen
original	original foil	original screen
simple	simple foil	simple screen
Other adjectives: big, dark, main, new, silent, different, red, holographic.

Looney Tunes: Bugs Bunny is an undisputed master of this; if he's not on screen, he could be anywhere off-screen, even if his foil thought he was looking right at him.

Source: No, I Am Behind You
Foil: Despite never being on screen together, Lenora's Nice Girl demeanor makes a stark contrast with fellow griffon Gilda's aggressiveness.

Source: Web Animation / Turnabout Storm
The Dragon: Todd, who gets the most screen time and development of the exes aside from Gideon, is the most direct foil to Scott, and the most difficult fight for him.

Source: Comic Book / Scott Pilgrim

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