Antonyms for afoul

Grammar : Adv

Spell : uh-foul

Phonetic Transcription : əˈfaʊl

Definition of afoul

Origin : "entangled," 1809, originally nautical, now mainly in phrase to run afoul of; from a- (1) + foul.

As in amiss : adv wrongly; defectively

Example sentences :

He must have got afoul of the enemy's horse, and been obliged to beat it off.
Extract from : « The Brigade Commander » by J. W. Deforest

If, like me, you can't pole a punt its length without running into a mud-bank or afoul of the bushes, then send for Fin.
Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith

One would think that they were afraid the old earth itself might be buffeted off its course and fall afoul of neighboring planets.
Extract from : « Journeys to Bagdad » by Charles S. Brooks

They were so thick that many appeared to be afoul of one another; now all standing on this tack, now on that.
Extract from : « Cape Cod » by Henry D. Thoreau

Yes, marm; but 'tain't there now—the cattle got afoul of the pillar of salt one day, and licked it all up!
Extract from : « The Humors of Falconbridge » by Jonathan F. Kelley

What infernal notion is afoul of you, Orne, grabbing for my money before you report?
Extract from : « When Egypt Went Broke » by Holman Day

And even when the feller got afoul of him, the chances are the old land-pirut would steal the brick.
Extract from : « The Skipper and the Skipped » by Holman Day

The consequence of this was that we no sooner came Abreast of the reef in that locality than we got Afoul of it.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 19, August 6, 1870 » by Various

Labe was sorry, too, I don't doubt, when his bedtime went by and he kept runnin' afoul of one of your mistakes after another.
Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

Of course, every man was on his feet in a second, thinking we were all but afoul of another vessel.
Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly , Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 » by Various

Synonyms for afoul

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