1. (noun)foil a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal Synonyms: enhancer, hydrofoil, transparency
2. (noun)foil, enhancer anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities Synonyms: enhancer, hydrofoil, foil, transparency
3. (noun)hydrofoil, foil a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through Synonyms: enhancer, hydrofoil, foil, hydroplane, transparency
4. (noun)foil, transparency picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector Synonyms: enhancer, transparence, hydrofoil, foil, transparentness, transparency
5. (verb)foil a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button Synonyms: enhancer, hydrofoil, transparency
8. (verb)foil cover or back with foil Synonyms: cross, frustrate, spoil, bilk, baffle, thwart, scotch
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'foil'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. foil To hinder is to keep from action, progress, motion, or growth, or to make such action, progress, motion, or growth later in beginning or completion than it would otherwise have been. An action is Synonyms: hinder, baffle, clog, foil, obstruct, retard, balk, counteract, frustrate, oppose, stay, bar, delay, hamper, prevent, stop, block, embarrass, impede, resist, thwart, check, encumber, interrupt
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