outsmarting
present participle ofoutsmart
outsmart
verb[T]
uk/ˌaʊtˈsmɑːt/us/ˌaʊtˈsmɑːrt/tooutwit
Synonyms
outmaneuverUS
outmanoeuvreUK
Cheating & tricking
- anti-fraud
- bad faith
- bamboozle
- bilk
- blackmail
- bluff
- fiddle
- have an eye to/for the main chanceidiom
- havesomeoneon
- hoax
- hocus-pocus
- honeyfuggle
- hustle
- pull the wool oversomeone'seyesidiom
- punk
- put one over onsomeoneidiom
- putsomethingacross/oversomeone
- putsomethingon
- racket
- snooker
Examplesofoutsmarting
outsmarting
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
You may think that you areoutsmartingthe competition authorities but, in reality, you are doing harm to the consumer.
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The leopard does not overwhelm or rely on strength, as does the tiger, but instead relies on speed andoutsmartingits opponent.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Their lives and the life of their town hung uponoutsmartingtheir foes and deceiving them to walk into their trap.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was portrayed as the little guyoutsmartinghis far more powerful adversaries, and his exploits were enhanced by mixing in myths and fiction.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He hides but is discovered by some of the other children, who start helping him to stay,outsmartingthe adults.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His father (i.e. his memory of his father) urging him to be courageous and offered advice onoutsmartingthe interrogator.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Other episodes have themoutsmartingthe villains in some way.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The cereal gained popularity for commercials often depicting squirrels stealing the cereal byoutsmartingthe owners.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In his prime, he mostly relied on good control andoutsmartinghitters.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His game wasoutsmartingeverybody else.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They feel obligated to lead from the front on strategic issues, demonstrating expertise through business insights and customer knowledge, skillfullyoutsmartingthe competition and outguessing the marketplace.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Parker usually has a plan up his sleeve, and they in turn usually involveoutsmartingsomeone else.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Gary proves himself by coming up with unusual but effective plans foroutsmartinghis foe.
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- seventy
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- seven-year contract
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- seven-year-itch
- seven-year plan
- seven-year prison sentence
- seven-year sentence
- seven-year term
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- severance
- severance package
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