Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus > D Synonyms of derail Find synonyms for: Verb 1. derail, sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken usage: cause to run off the tracks; "they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste" 2. derail, jump, travel, go, move, locomote usage: run off or leave the rails; "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks" WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.Definition and meaning of derail (Dictionary) TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Hanukkah Origins of the Christmas Holiday Jewish Holidays, 2010-2030 (A.M. 5770-5791) Western Christian Holidays, 2010-2030 Krampus: The Christmas Devil Kwanzaa ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: inmediasres Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language