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foilsnounpl. of foil something or someone that is different from another especially in a pleasing wayThis cool, refreshing salad is the perfect foil for spicy foods. contrasts, counterpointscomplements, correlates, supplementsnegationsantonymsconverses, inverses, mirror imagesantipodes, antitheses, contraries, counters, negatives, obverses, opposites, reverses synonymsanalogues(or analogs), counterpartscarbon copies, copies, duplicates, replicas to prevent from achieving a goalin popular fiction the hero will always foil the villain's plans baffles, balks, beats, checkmates, discomfits, frustrates, thwarts bars, blocks, clogs, encumbers, fetters, hampers, handicaps, hinders, hobbles, holds back, impedes, inhibits, interferes (with), manacles, obstructs, shackles, ties up, trammelsarrests, checks, halts, sets back, short-circuits, stalls, stopsaverts, forestalls, obviates, precludes, preventsnegates, neutralizes, nullifiescounteracts, offsetsconquers, defeats, overcomes advances, cultivates, encourages, forwards, fosters, furthers, nurtures, promotes abets, aids, assistseases, facilitates, smooths(also smoothes) |