Foil
Foil verb - To prevent from achieving a goal.
Skip and foil are semantically related. in circumvent topic. In some cases you can use "Skip" instead a verb "Foil".
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Since Uryū is Ichigo's Foil, this ends up Foreshadowing what happens to Ichigo at the end of the Deicide arc: he sacrifices his powers in order to defeat Aizen, and spends the Time Skip before the Fullbring Arc Brought Down To Badass, with only physical strength and reflexes to rely on.
Source: Brought Down to Badass
Cite this Source
Skip and Foil. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/foil/skip
Foil & Skip. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/foil/skip>.
Skip or Foil. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/foil/skip.
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