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outsmarted

VERB

get the better of; figure out before another

Synonyms

WEAK

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

VERB

outwit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

baffle bamboozle circumvent deceive outdo outfox outmaneuver

STRONG

beat bewilder cap cheat con confuse defeat defraud dupe finagle fox goose gull have hoax hoodwink mislead outgeneral 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

Example Sentences

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It’s a macroeconomic version of the pain described by the Moneyist reader, and others like him, who believe that they are being outsmarted and out-earned by their neighbors at every turn.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025

It is also referred to as an urban mosquito that has outsmarted traditional methods of control.

From BBC • May 23, 2024

Wednesday is the 50th anniversary of the day King outsmarted and outplayed Riggs to win the best-of-five match 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 and earn a then-staggering $100,000 prize.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2023

As Vadic, Amanda Plummer played an excellent villain, but she deserved a better death — assuming it is a death — than to be so easily outsmarted by Jack.

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2023

The more I thought about how that big monkey had outsmarted me, the madder I got.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls