foiled

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foiled

His best efforts were foiled by a sudden downpour.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Disappointingly unsuccessful; having had one's plans or efforts prevented from succeeding. This describes a state where an attempt, ambition, or expectation has been definitively blocked or defeated, leading to disappointment.

Usage

The adjective "foiled" is used to describe a person, plan, attempt, or ambition that has been stopped from achieving its goal. It emphasizes the finality of the failure and the sense of disappointment that follows. It is often used in contexts involving plots, schemes, or concerted efforts.

Examples
  • Describing an attempt:
    • The bank robbers' plan was foiled by a silent alarm.
    • Her foiled attempt to start her own business left her discouraged.
  • Describing a person or their efforts:
    • The detective felt foiled by the criminal's clever alibi.
    • His best efforts were foiled by a lack of funding.
Advanced Usage
  • "to be foiled in one's efforts": A formal construction emphasizing the action taken against someone's plans.
    • The spy was foiled in his efforts to steal the secret documents.
Variants and Related Words
  • Foil (verb): To prevent something undesirable from succeeding; to thwart.
    • Security guards foiled the kidnapping attempt.
  • Foil (noun): A person or thing that contrasts with and thereby emphasizes the qualities of another. (Note: This is a distinct meaning from the verb/adjective form).
    • The villain acts as a perfect foil to the heroic main character.
Synonyms
  • Thwarted: Prevented from accomplishing a purpose.
  • Frustrated: Feeling or expressing distress and annoyance due to inability to achieve something.
  • Defeated: Having been beaten in a battle, game, or other competition.
  • Balked: Hindered or checked abruptly.
Antonyms
  • Successful: Accomplishing a desired aim or result.
  • Fulfilled: Achieved or realized.
  • Accomplished: Successfully completed.
Related Phrases
  • Plans foiled: A common collocation indicating that strategies were prevented from succeeding.
    • Their elaborate plans were foiled at the last moment.
foiled

His best efforts were foiled by a sudden downpour.

Adjective
  1. disappointingly unsuccessful
    • disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions
    • their foiled attempt to capture Calais
    • many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers
    • his best efforts were thwarted

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