outgeneral

[out-jen-er-uhl] / ˌaʊtˈdʒɛn ər əl /

VERB

outsmart

Synonyms

STRONGEST

baffle bamboozle circumvent deceive outdo outfox outmaneuver

STRONG

beat bewilder cap cheat con confuse defeat defraud dupe finagle fox gull have hoax hoodwink mislead outguess overreach swindle top trick worst

WEAK

end-run fake out figure out juke lead astray outjockey outthink take in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist be honest help

STRONG

clear up explain give guard lose protect surrender

VERB

outthink

Synonyms

WEAK

baffle bamboozle beat bewilder cap cheat circumvent con confuse deceive defeat defraud dupe end-run fake out figure out finagle fox gull have hoax hoodwink juke lead astray mislead outdo outfox outguess outjockey outmaneuver outsmart overreach swindle take in top trick worst

VERB

outwit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deceive outfox outmaneuver

STRONG

baffle bamboozle beat bewilder cap cheat circumvent con confuse defeat defraud dupe finagle fox gull have hoax hoodwink mislead outdo outguess outsmart overreach swindle top trick worst

WEAK

end-run fake out figure out juke lead astray outjockey outthink take in

Antonyms

STRONG

abet aid assist be honest clear up encourage enlighten explain give guard help lose protect support surrender

VERB

outwit/outsmart

Synonyms

WEAK

baffle bamboozle beat bewilder cap cheat circumvent con confuse deceive defeat defraud dupe end-run fake out finagle fox gull have hoax hoodwink lead astray make a fool of make a monkey of mislead outdo outfox outguess outjockey outmaneuver outthink overreach pull a fast one on put one over on run circles around swindle take in top trick worst

Example Sentences

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There were many signs, and I had to be always on the lookout to outgeneral them.

From Death Valley in '49 by Manly, William Lewis

Well, as anybody at the Drones will tell you, Bertram Wooster is a pretty hard chap to outgeneral.

From Right Ho, Jeeves by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

For two or three days and nights they managed to outgeneral all their adversaries, and succeeded bravely in making the best of their way to a Free State.

From The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. by Still, William

We resolve now and here to outgeneral circumstances.

From A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees by Dix, Edwin Asa

But possibly we can think up some way to outgeneral him.”

From The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune by Goldfrap, John Henry

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