Pester and Thwart

Pester

Pester verb - To thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation.

Thwart and pester are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thwart" instead a verb "Pester".

Nearby Word: pestering

Thwart

Thwart verb - To prevent from achieving a goal.

Pester and thwart are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pester" instead a verb "Thwart".

Nearby Words: thwarted, thwarting

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

people pester people thwart people
brother pester brother thwart brother
cat pester cat thwart cat
times pester times thwart times
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