Synonyms for scupper

Most common

lie in wait · ambush · lurk · bushwhack · expose · endanger · foil

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another.

   The bad media coverage scuppered his chances of being elected.

Forms

Past participle

scuppered
e.g. scuppered → ambushed, lurked, bushwhacked, ambuscaded…

Example sentences

• ambush The police arranged an ambush to catch the mugger.
• lurk In the depths of the human soul, dark feelings lurk.
• expose Do not expose the console to dust, smoke or steam.
• endanger I would never do anything that could endanger Tom.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

foil¹, lurk¹

5 letters

queer¹, peril²

6 letters

expose², ambush², waylay²

8 letters

endanger³

9 letters

ambuscade, bushwhack²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (peril² = 2 syllables).