Foil and Victim

Foil

Foil noun - A piece of thin and flexible sheet metal.

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

Nearby Words: foiled, foiling

Victim noun - A person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed.

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Foil and victim are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Foil" instead a noun "Victim".

good	good foil	good victim
female	female foil	female victim
common	common foil	common victim
perfect	perfect foil	perfect victim
Other adjectives: original, prominent, big, main, innocent, young, new, frequent, possible, occasional.

It's hard to make a curse that is lasting, unless you clearly state to the victim the means to foil it.

Source: Curse
The Glades: The Victim of the Week of the "Close Encounters" episode was a millionaire who believed that he was abducted by an UFO and had a few foil hats scattered through his mansion.

Source: Tinfoil Hat
Gismondi goes to Borgia anticipating a reward, but Cesare quickly deduces how Gismondi got his hands on the letter, and the "reward" he offers is a choice between risking his life impersonating his victim to foil the conspiracy or facing immediate execution.

Source: Boxed Crook

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