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Synonyms for outmaneuver

  • verb
  • American English

Most common

outsmart outfox

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    American standard spelling of outmanoeuvre.

Related words

Other spellings
outmanoeuver outmanoeuvre UK outmanœuver outmanœuvre

Forms

Past participle
outmaneuvered
e.g. outmaneuvered → outsmarted, out-generaled, outfoxed…

Example sentences

  • outsmart Tom didn't expect that Mary would outsmart him.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
outmaneuverrising
outsmartrising
outfoxrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
outfox2
8 letters
outsmart2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (outfox2 = 2 syllables).