outsmart

outsmart
Synonyms and related words:
bamboozle, beguile, betray, bluff, cajole, cheat, cheat on, circumvent, con, conjure, cozen, deceive, defraud, delude, diddle, double-cross, dupe, elude, evade, foil, fool, forestall, frustrate, gammon, get around, get round, give the runaround, give the slip, go one better, gull, hoax, hocus-pocus, hoodwink, hornswaggle, humbug, juggle, let down, mock, outfigure, outflank, outfox, outgeneral, outguess, outmaneuver, outplay, outreach, outwit, overreach, pass the buck, pigeon, play one false, put something over, snow, stonewall, string along, swindle, take in, trick, two-time, undo, victimize

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  • outsmart — ☆ outsmart [out΄smärt′ ] vt. to overcome by cunning or cleverness; outwit outsmart oneself to have one s efforts at cunning or cleverness result in one s own disadvantage …   English World dictionary

  • outsmart — index dupe, overreach Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • outsmart — (v.) to prove too clever for, 1926, from OUT (Cf. out) + SMART (Cf. smart). Related: Outsmarted; outsmarting …   Etymology dictionary

  • outsmart — ► VERB ▪ defeat with superior intelligence …   English terms dictionary

  • outsmart — [[t]a͟ʊtsmɑ͟ː(r)t[/t]] outsmarts, outsmarting, outsmarted VERB If you outsmart someone, you defeat them or gain an advantage over them in a clever and sometimes dishonest way. [V n] Troy was very clever for his age and had already figured out… …   English dictionary

  • outsmart — UK [ˌaʊtˈsmɑː(r)t] / US [aʊtˈsmɑrt] verb [transitive] Word forms outsmart : present tense I/you/we/they outsmart he/she/it outsmarts present participle outsmarting past tense outsmarted past participle outsmarted to gain an advantage over someone …   English dictionary

  • outsmart — /owt smahrt /, v.t. 1. to get the better of (someone); outwit. 2. outsmart oneself, to defeat oneself unintentionally by overly elaborate intrigue, scheming, or the like: This time he may have outsmarted himself. [1925 30; OUT + SMART (adj.)] * * …   Universalium

  • outsmart — out|smart [autˈsma:t US ˈsma:rt] v [T] to gain an advantage over someone using tricks or your intelligence = ↑outwit ▪ The older kids outsmart the young ones when trading cards …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • outsmart — verb (T) to gain an advantage over someone using tricks or clever plans; outwit: The lizard can outsmart any predators by leaving its tail behind to confuse them …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • outsmart — verb buyers and sellers attempt to outsmart each other Syn: outwit, outmaneuver, outplay, steal a march on, trick, get the better of; informal outfox, pull a fast one on, put one over on …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • outsmart — out•smart [[t]ˌaʊtˈsmɑrt[/t]] v. t. to get the better of (someone); outwit • outsmart oneself Etymology: 1925–30 …   From formal English to slang

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