Scupper Synonyms

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Synonyms for Scupper

queer
To put (oneself) into an unfavorable position
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expose
To lay open (to danger, attack, ridicule, etc.); leave unprotected
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endanger
To expose to danger, harm, or loss; imperil
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peril
To cause to be in danger; to imperil. [from 16th c.]
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ambush
To attack from a concealed position.
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bushwhack
To beat or cut one's way through bushes
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waylay
To approach and speak to (a person on the way to a destination or in the middle of an activity):
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lurk
To lurk is defined as to hang around a place and stay hidden, often in a threatening manner.
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ambuscade
(Dated) To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay.
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lie-in-wait
To be hiding, waiting to ambush or attack someone, or simply to accost them unexpectedly.
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Scupper Sentence Examples

  • I hope that a vocal minority will not scupper the Crowness project for the rest of us.

  • It isn't long before his desires become inexorable and he sets out to scupper what he can't have leading to an explosive nail-biting climax.

  • If not reversed, he said " it would completely scupper any bid " by the United States for the Summer or Winter Games.

  • The politicization of relief complicates the provision of aid, and may yet scupper the effective reconstruction of Iraq.

  • I suspect this will scupper the chances of 1 or 2 of the transfer burning leaders.

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