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[ out-smahrt ] / ˌaʊtˈsmɑrt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR outsmart ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object)to get the better of (someone); outwit. Idioms for outsmartoutsmart oneself, to defeat oneself unintentionally by overly elaborate intrigue, scheming, or the like: This time he may have outsmarted himself.
Origin of outsmart1925–30; out- + smart (adj.) Words nearby outsmartoutsit, outsize, outskirt, outskirts, outsleep, outsmart, outsoar, outsold, outsole, outsource, outspan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for outsmartWith no weapons onboard, the crew is forced to outsmart the pirates. Tom Hanks on His Riveting Oscar Moment That Ends ‘Captain Phillips’|Marlow Stern|October 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST This is where you can outsmart the regime with cunning patience. Former East Timor President José Ramos-Horta’s Advice For Syrian Rebels|José Ramos-Horta|July 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST He tried to outsmart the instructors by resting the back of his head on a buoy in the pool. Inside Seal Team Six by Don Mann Excerpt|Don Mann|December 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST But like millions of others, I went through phases when I was cocksure I could outsmart the market. Return of the Day Trader|Lee Eisenberg|April 9, 2009|DAILY BEAST
A half-crazy kid and yours truly trying to outsmart and out-Tarzan these wild men. The Syndic|C.M. Kornbluth It's cat and mouse, who can outsmart whom, hunter versus hunted fun. Little Brother|Cory Doctorow We place a mental block in your mind, but you outsmart us, and now you know our weakness. The Flying Cuspidors|V. R. Francis Don't try to outsmart your interrogator by giving false information. I Was a Teen-Age Secret Weapon|Richard Sabia Anything he's after must be worth plenty to any guy who can outsmart him. Man of Many Minds|E. Everett Evans
British Dictionary definitions for outsmart
verb(tr) informal to get the better of; outwit Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to outsmartoutmaneuver, baffle, outfox, deceive, outdo, circumvent, bamboozle, dupe, cheat, gull, confuse, have, defraud, trick, bewilder, top, finagle, beat, overreach, worst |