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What is another word for scuppering?

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Verb

Present participle for to prevent from working or succeeding

Present participle for to ruin or destroy, especially in the sense of thwarting

(British) Present participle for to sink a ship or its crew, especially deliberately

Present participle for to cause to be ineffective or deactivated

The prevention or failure of the progress, success, or fulfillment of something

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Verb

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Present participle for to prevent from working or succeeding

baulking^UK

balking^US

putting the kibosh on

fouling up

putting a stop to

standing in the way of

putting the stopper on

putting the mockers on

upsetting the applecart

putting a spoke in someone's wheel

throwing a spanner in the works

giving the run around

cooking someone's goose

canceling^US

cancelling^UK

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

holding off

getting in the way of

halting in its tracks

throwing monkey wrench in

throwing a monkey wrench in the works

taking the wind out of your sails

getting the better of

taking wind out of sails

putting on back burner

throwing a monkey wrench into

preventing from making progress

putting the brakes on

putting a damper on

putting the damper on

throwing a spoke in the wheel of

dragging your feet

working against

throwing cold water on

tiing one's hands

missing

pouring cold water on

bringing to a standstill

putting half nelson on

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“There are many things I can do to scupper his attempts at success, some are already in train and some are waiting in the background.”

Verb

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Present participle for to ruin or destroy, especially in the sense of thwarting

putting the kibosh on

pulverizing^US

vaporizing^US

vaporising^UK

pulverising^UK

throwing a spanner in the works

rubbing out

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

levelling^UK

leveling^US

rendering ineffective

raining on someone's parade

imperilling^UK

imperiling^US

jeopardizing^US

finishing

threatening

bringing about the downfall of

upsetting the applecart

cooking someone's goose

putting the skids under

paralyzing^US

paralysing^UK

making of no use or value

prohibiting

putting out of action

breaking up

putting out of commission

vandalizing^US

vandalising^UK

making a pig's ear of

playing merry hell with

doing something badly

throwing a monkey wrench into

making a dog's dinner of

botching up

etiolating

souring

colouring^UK

coloring^US

dumping on

doing mischief to

pauperizing

striking at the foundations

causing the loss of

resulting in harm to

causing the sacrifice of

minimising^UK

minimizing^US

resulting in damage to

leading to the end of

discoloring^US

driving a nail into the coffin of

bringing a note of sadness to

throwing into confusion

throwing into disorder

throwing into chaos

misplacing

deranging

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“That latest headline would almost certainly scupper any chances of him seeing Izzy again.”

Verb

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(British) Present participle for to sink a ship or its crew, especially deliberately

sinking

submerging

scuttling

sending to the bottom

opening the seacocks in

“An attempt had been made to scupper the ship by starting a fire and making a hole in the hull.”

Verb

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Present participle for to cause to be ineffective or deactivated

rendering inoperative

turning off

preventing from working

putting out of action

rendering inoperable

Noun

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The prevention or failure of the progress, success, or fulfillment of something

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