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outwitted
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 deceive
Strongest matches
Strong matches
Weak matches
Example Sentences
Mixing and matching different odor receptors, for example, could lead to artificial noses that outwit our own.
Historians will look back at the present moment with astonishment that Iran so skillfully outwitted the West.
When he became aware of his snares in time, he occasionally outwitted the crafty fiend.
There was no applause as the little man outwitted his follower by an adroit dodge under the ticket wagon.
It was natural that our suspicions should turn to this fellow Barrington whom we had so easily outwitted at Beauvais.
He had been outwitted, in his first command as an officer, and he could feel the hot shame of the whole thing.
He had only been one of her experiments, and by his very simplicity—above all, by his uncompromising honesty—he had outwitted her.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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