Foil and Smooth

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Foil verb - To prevent from achieving a goal.

Usage example: in popular fiction the hero will always foil the villain's plans

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Smooth is an antonym for foil.

Nearby Words: foiled, foiling

Smooth verb - To free from obstruction or difficulty.

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Foil is an antonym for smooth.

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foil way

smooth way

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Smooth and Foil. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/foil/smooth

Foil & Smooth. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/foil/smooth>.

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