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Adjective foiled has 1 sense
- defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwarted - disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted"
Antonym: successful (indirect, via unsuccessful)
Verb foil has 3 senses
- foil - enhance by contrast; "In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background"
--1 is one way to contrast, counterpoint
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- thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk - hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
--2 is one way to prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
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- foil - cover or back with foil; "foil mirrors"
--3 is one way to cover
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