sabotaged

verb

past tense of sabotage
1
as in thwarted

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2
as in destroyed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sabotaged
  1. thwarted
  2. destroyed
  3. foiled
  4. ruined
  5. frustrated
  6. wrecked
  7. baffled
  8. damaged
Verb
  • The plan was thwarted by heavy rain that delayed the meeting.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But he was again thwarted, this time by bad weather—probably a hurricane by modern standards—which drove the ships away.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of thwarted
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  • Some 600 drones were detected headed toward the Russian capital, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said, with a third destroyed over the Moscow region itself.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • An airstrike destroyed a house in Ansar town, killing seven people and wounding three others on Saturday morning, NNA said.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of destroyed
Verb
  • Though the plot was foiled, investigators say Haji Zada pledged loyalty to ISIS and indoctrinated her family with ISIS ideology.
    — Elise Spenner, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • Bad weather foiled SpaceX's latest attempt to launch its massive Starship rocket from South Texas.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 24 July 2026
Definition of foiled
Verb
  • Brentford will be hoping promising midfielder Antoni Milambo can contribute after his debut season was ruined by an ACL injury in October.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Tuesday’s second callback inspection, third inspection overall, got ruined by two dead roaches under a dry storage shelf and four live roaches in dry storage.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of ruined
Verb
  • Something has to give As Big Oil cashes in on the supply disruptions, Main Street is increasingly frustrated by high prices.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • American voters are already frustrated with the high cost of living.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of frustrated
Verb
  • The biggest mistake parents make is adding dates to the calendar month-by-month, only to realize too late that a random Tuesday half-day has totally wrecked their work schedule.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Decay intensified quickly, and the elements broke down most anything that vandals hadn’t already wrecked.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of wrecked
Verb
  • She is baffled by the way her friends Moe and Fumina rail against their parents, especially when Yuko is always holding back at home, forever walking on eggshells.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Al Roker was baffled to come face to face with his doppelgänger on the Today show plaza.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of baffled
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  • More than 1,300 homes were damaged when the quake struck East Nusa Tenggara province on Saturday, with nearly 250 were destroyed on Flores alone.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Corn is reportedly the crop most commonly damaged by feral swine.
    — Chris Boyer, Scientific American, 16 Aug. 2026
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