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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deceive |
| Synonyms: | baffle, bamboozle, beat, bewilder, cap, cheat, circumvent, con, confuse, deceive, defeat, defraud, dupe, end run, fake out, figure out, finagle, fox, goose, gull, gyp, have, hoax, hoodwink, jip, juke, lead astray, mislead, outdo, outfox, outgeneral, outguess, outjockey, outmaneuver, outsmart, outthink, overreach, swindle, take in, top, trick, worst |
| Main Entry: | outthink |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | outwit |
| Synonyms: | baffle, bamboozle, beat*, bewilder, cap, cheat, circumvent, con, confuse, deceive, defeat, defraud, dupe*, end run, fake out, figure out*, finagle, fox, goose, gull, gyp, have, hoax, hoodwink, jip, juke, lead astray, mislead, outdo, outfox, outgeneral, outguess, outjockey, outmaneuver, outsmart, overreach, swindle, take in, top, trick, worst |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | outwit/outsmart |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get the better of; figure out before another |
| Synonyms: | baffle, bamboozle*, beat*, bewilder, cap, cheat, circumvent, con*, confuse, deceive, defeat, defraud, dupe, end-run, fake out, finagle, fox*, goose, gull, have*, hoax, hoodwink, lead astray, make a fool of, make a monkey of, mislead, outdo, outfox, outgeneral, outguess, outjockey, outmaneuver, outthink, overreach, pull a fast one on, put one over on, run circles around, swindle, take in*, top*, trick, worst* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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