Foiled
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
In
medieval architecture
, having foils: as, a
foiled
arch.
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verb.
Simple past tense and past participle of
foil
.
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adjective.
disappointingly unsuccessful
Word Usage
"Former Lashkar trainees had also been prosecuted in foiled plots against New York, London and Australia."
Equivalent
unsuccessful
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
boiled
broiled
coiled
embroiled
oiled
suggests
fooled
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
baffled
balked
betrayed
bilked
blasted
verb-stem
foil