counterplot Synonyms

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