Synonyms for outsmart
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Verb
1. Outwit
outwit, outmaneuver US, outmanoeuvre UK, circumvent, beat, trounce, outfox, overreach
Definitions
- v. 1
To beat in a competition of wits.
Forms
- Past participle
- outsmarted
e.g. outsmarted → outwitted, outmaneuvered, circumvented, beaten…
Example sentences
- circumvent You'll have to find a trick to circumvent that issue.
- 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.
- trump The time has come for you to play your trump card.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| outsmart | rising | |
| circumvent | rising | |
| outwit | rising | |
| trounce | rising | |
| outmaneuver | rising | |
| trump | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- beat1
- 5 letters
- trump1
- 6 letters
- outwit2, outfox2
- 7 letters
- trounce1
- 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).