outmanoeuvred
past simple and past participle ofoutmanoeuvre
outmanoeuvre
verb[T]
UK(USoutmaneuver)uk/ˌaʊt.məˈnuː.vər/us/ˌaʊt.məˈnuː.vɚ/tocleverlyget anadvantageover someone,especiallyacompetitor:
In thenegotiations, he outmanoeuvred hisrivalsbyofferingahigherprice.
Synonym
outsmart
Winning and defeating
- annihilate
- annihilation
- bank
- be gunning forsomeoneidiom
- be one in the eye forsomeoneidiom
- convincing
- moral victory
- move/go in for the killidiom
- near thing
- outclass
- outcompete
- sew
- slaughter
- sweep
- sweep the boardidiom
- takesomeonedown
- takesomeoneto the cleaner'sidiom
- takesomethingapart
- takedown
- thrash
Examplesofoutmanoeuvred
outmanoeuvred
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
I belong to a race which has somehow survived: always outnumbered, neveroutmanoeuvred.
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In that industry we are beingoutmanoeuvredby countries that subsidise their shipbuilding industries.
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I think that we have allowed ourselves to beoutmanoeuvred.
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He is not a person who is likely to beoutmanoeuvred.
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The neighbouroutmanoeuvredthe rich man.
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Too often, our best engineers are promoted on to boards where they find themselves completelyoutmanoeuvredby accountants who do not know anything about the fundamentals of engineering.
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They wereoutmanoeuvredand outfought.
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After one draw game, the players successfullyoutmanoeuvredthe farmer and won the $5,000.
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