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Synonyms for derail
diˈreɪlde·rail

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Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 2 votes

  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. Chris Jarvis:

    It is difficult to find anyone who is bullish right now on oil, saudi Arabia has basically told the world that Saudi Arabia's full steam ahead in production. Add the global oil glut and the strong dollar weighing on commodities, and it's a one-way ticket down with nothing on the horizon to derail it.

  2. James Comey:

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

  3. Dick Durbin:

    I'm confident the American people will see through these attacks and any other last-minute attempts to derail Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin confirmation.

  4. Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang:

    Earlier in the day, Jong Un said he hoped disagreements would not derail the implementation of The Panmunjom Declaration, as has happened with past agreements, hinting he may be aware that a deal is far from being sealed. China welcomed the outcome of the summit. Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang congratulated both sides and said : We hope all relevant parties keep the momentum of dialogue, work together to promote the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula as well as the process of a political settlement on the peninsula issue.

  5. Mark Martiak:

    Everything is a go right now, but there's no reason to expect we'll start seeing big moves this week. I don't see anything ... that could derail or upset the market.


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