OUTSMART Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word outsmart. (close relations)
outsmarting
Best Alternative Words for OUTSMART
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outfox | verbv | |||||||
verb • outdo someone in trickery • beat through cleverness and wit | ||||||||
outwit | verbv | |||||||
verb • beat through cleverness and wit | ||||||||
outguess | verbv | |||||||
verb • attempt to anticipate or predict | ||||||||
outmaneuver | verbv | |||||||
verb • defeat by more skillful maneuvering | ||||||||
overreach | verbv | |||||||
verb • fail by aiming too high or trying too hard • beat through cleverness and wit | ||||||||
outdo | verbv | |||||||
verb • be or do something to a greater degree • get the better of | ||||||||
outflank | verbv | |||||||
verb • go around the flank of (an opposing army) • get the better of | ||||||||
outperform | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||||
verb • be or do something to a greater degree | ||||||||
outplay | verbv | |||||||
verb • excel or defeat in a game | ||||||||
outthink | verbv | |||||||
verb • To best an opponent by thinking. | ||||||||
beat | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a regular route for a sentry or policeman • the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart • the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music • a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations • a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior • the sound of stroke or blow • (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse • a regular rate of repetition • a stroke or blow • the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing adjective satellite • very tired verb • come out better in a competition, race, or conflict • give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression • hit repeatedly • move rhythmically • shape by beating • make a rhythmic sound • glare or strike with great intensity • move with a thrashing motion • sail with much tacking or with difficulty • stir vigorously • strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music • be superior • avoid paying • make a sound like a clock or a timer • move with a flapping motion • indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks • move with or as if with a regular alternating motion • make by pounding or trampling • produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly • strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting • beat through cleverness and wit • be a mystery or bewildering to • wear out completely | ||||||||
circumvent | verbv | |||||||
verb • surround so as to force to give up • beat through cleverness and wit • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | ||||||||
outmanoeuvre | verbv | |||||||
verb • defeat by more skillful maneuvering |