outgeneral

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

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Main Entry:	outsmart
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, outthink, overreach, swindle, take in, top, trick, worst

* = informal/non-formal usage

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
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