Foil and Undermine

Foil

Foil verb - To prevent from achieving a goal.

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

Nearby Words: foiled, foiling

Undermine verb - Destroy property or hinder normal operations.

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Foil and undermine are semantically related in weaken topic. Sometimes you can use "Foil" instead a verb "Undermine".

Nearby Word: undermining

attempt	foil attempt	undermine attempt
control	foil control	undermine control
plot	foil plot	undermine plot
time	foil time	undermine time
Other words: way, plan, bad, invasion, success, victory, mission, plans, guys, attempts.

X manages to pay her way through the magical school by selling aluminium in the form of aluminium foil she bought in our world... and sells so much she manages to crash the aluminium market and seriously undermine another country's economy.

Source: Reality Ensues / Web Comics

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Undermine and Foil. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/foil/undermine

Foil & Undermine. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/foil/undermine>.

Undermine or Foil. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/foil/undermine.

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