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Derail

🔄 Synonyms of "Derail"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
jumpverb	(intransitive) To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
run off the rails	—

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
jumpverb	(intransitive) To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
run off the railsverb	—
scupperverb	(transitive, UK) To thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another.
veerverb	(intransitive) To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve.
hamperverb	To impede in motion or progress.
scuttleverb	(intransitive) To move hastily, to scurry.
blockverb	(transitive) To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
budgeverb	(intransitive) To move; to be shifted from a fixed position.
backfireverb	(idiomatic, transitive) To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune.
erodeverb	To wear away by abrasion, corrosion, or chemical reaction.
overturnverb	(transitive) To overthrow or destroy.
spoilverb	(transitive) To ruin; to damage in such a way as to make undesirable or unusable.
collapseverb	(intransitive) To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.
defeatverb	(transitive) To overcome in battle or contest.
killverb	(transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
subvertverb	(transitive) To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly.
undoverb	To reverse the effects of an action.
undermineverb	(figuratively) To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage.
stymieverb	To thwart or stump; to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck.
thwartverb	(transitive) To cause to fail; to frustrate, to prevent.