as in to outsmart
to get the better of through cleverness
a plan to outwit their opponents at their own game
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Recent Examples of outwit
But Black Bag is electrifying, with Soderbergh operating in his God mode — portraying highly competent people attempting to outwit one another in beautiful clothes, the light practically bending to their beauty and banter.
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Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
Australian Survivor involves outwitting, outplaying, and outlasting all of the other contestants through mental and physical challenges that take place on remote islands.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 12 Mar. 2025
This is when Rowan finally lives up to her genius reputation and outwits the enemy with a brilliant scheme that takes advantage of her extra-strength magical powers.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
Divided into three tribes, the castaways must outwit and outplay one another until the final competitor is crowned the Sole Survivor and wins the $1 million prize.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
Australian Survivor involves outwitting, outplaying, and outlasting all of the other contestants through mental and physical challenges that take place on remote islands.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 12 Mar. 2025
This is when Rowan finally lives up to her genius reputation and outwits the enemy with a brilliant scheme that takes advantage of her extra-strength magical powers.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
Divided into three tribes, the castaways must outwit and outplay one another until the final competitor is crowned the Sole Survivor and wins the $1 million prize.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outwit
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This is an American story made by an international cohort — Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larrain is an executive producer under his Fabula production banner — and the film is so much more than just an exploration of this anomalous oddball story and character who managed to outsmart the media.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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If people are constantly outsmarting the system, what does that say about the system itself?—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Our favorite bike locks for every ride, including new locks designed to thwart angle grinders.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Scott was originally set to headline the fest in 2020 before the pandemic thwarted those plans.—
Justin Curto,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2025
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But as, as the brilliant evolutionary psychologist Geoffrey Miller notes, our capacities to judge competence have evolved, so too have our capacities to deceive others about it.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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And Ken claims to be a man of faith but uses fake Uber accounts to meet his girlfriend and deceive his family.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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In his first defense of the IBF crown, Ennis defeated David Avanesyan when the fight was halted before the start of the sixth round.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Kings defeated the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the play-in tournament before losing to the New Orleans Pelicans in a game that would have sent them to the playoffs as the No.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Republicans will need Democratic support to overcome a 60-vote threshold to be able to pass the bill in the Senate.—
John Parkinson,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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After Republicans in the House and Senate had forged ahead on their own budget blueprints earlier this year, the Senate on Saturday adopted the compromise resolution, giving the House just days to overcome opposition and get it over the finish line before the recess.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2025
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In the most iconic scene, he gets outfoxed on the subway by the French drug lord on a subway, playing cat-and-mouse on the platform.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2025
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The most challenging part of a campaign for Crimea may not be outfoxing Russia.—
Andriy Zagorodnyuk,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Jan. 2023
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But don't let the name fool you, Murderbot isn't actually the frightening story of a dangerous security robot.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Then, as if anyone was fooled, the talk show host pulled off his hat, wig and snap-on nose and lip piercings and Sheeran pulled of his wig to reveal his signature carrot top to shouts of joy.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
9 Apr. 2025
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And if this isn’t an isolated incident, then this presents a huge problem for the remnants of humanity, most of whom have survived through a mixture of luck and simply being able to outthink these single-minded creatures.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
13 Apr. 2025
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Perhaps the shape rotators are convinced that computers can outthink us because their own minds are so impoverished.—
Becca Rothfeld,
Washington Post,
26 June 2024
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“Outwit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outwit. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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