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outsmarts
verb as in get the better of; figure out before another
Weak matches
- 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 as in outwit
Example Sentences
Part of the show’s enduring appeal is tagging along with the unkempt, endlessly resourceful detective as he outsmarts each episode’s suspect, sniffing out clues even his counterparts have overlooked, until a case is cracked.
The Dr. Oz Show A young woman outsmarts her abductor and escapes, then helps authorities solve three homicides.
“So, she is probably, have to say, the smartest caddie of the week because she outsmarts everyone.”
“It is cancer, it eventually outsmarts pretty much everything you throw at it,” Mr. Limbaugh said.
“You know too much, vixen. You and your son played a dangerous game. Nobody outsmarts Cluny. I’ve won, and you have both lost.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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