Synonyms for outfox
All synonyms
Verb
1. Outsmart
outsmart, outwit, beat, trounce, outmaneuver US, outmanoeuvre UK, circumvent, overreach dated
Definitions
- v. 1
To beat (someone) in a competition of wits with superior cleverness or cunning; to outsmart.
Forms
- Past participle
- outfoxed
e.g. outfoxed → outsmarted, outwitted, beaten, trounced…
Example sentences
- outsmart Tom didn't expect that Mary would outsmart him.
- trounce He would surely trounce them all, on account of being a professional.
- outmaneuver He tried to outmaneuver me to get the promotion instead of me.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| outfox | rising | |
| outsmart | rising | |
| outwit | rising | |
| trounce | rising | |
| outmaneuver | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- beat1
- 6 letters
- outwit2
- 7 letters
- trounce1
- 8 letters
- outsmart2, outthink, outslick
- 9 letters
- overreach3
- 10 letters
- circumvent3
- 11 letters
- outmaneuver4
- 12 letters
- outmanoeuvre
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (outwit2 = 2 syllables).