counterplot Synonyms

counterplan take wind out of sails plot overturn outwit nullify neutralize machination invalidate intrigue game frustrate ruin scheme put end to cause setback beat down undo trick thwart stump squash spoil scuttle frame foil checkmate cabal bury blank balk baffle artifice arrest antagonism annul circumvent collusion complot disappoint defeat cross covin countermine contravene conspiracy connivance confound confederacy angle