Synonyms for derail
diˈreɪlde·rail

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1. derailverb

   cause to run off the tracks

   "they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste"

   Synonyms:
   jump

2. derail, jumpverb

   run off or leave the rails

   "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks"

   Synonyms:
   rise, skip over, startle, pass over, chute, jumpstart, jump-start, bound, alternate, spring, leap, start, stick out, stand out, climb up, skip, jump out, jump off, parachute, leap out, jump

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1. List of paraphrases for "derail":

   frustrate, thwart, disrupt, divert, torpedo

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How to use derail in a sentence?

1. Julian Evans-Pritchard:

   While it won't derail China's economic recovery overnight, it will gradually weaken the recent tailwinds from policy stimulus.

2. Elliott Broidy:

   Understandably, the Qataris called in all their lobbyists and favors to try to derail the bill, though the final chapter on these issues has yet to be written.

3. James Comey:

   You'd almost have to fire everyone in the FBI and the Justice Department to derail the relevant investigations.

4. Ranj Alaaldin:

   This is a tectonic shift that threatens to derail the post-2003 political order in its entirety.

5. John Boehner:

   This investigation has never been about former Secretary of State Clinton and never will be, the fact remains that Secretary Clinton and the Obama administration have done everything they can to delay, derail, and stop this investigation.