Outflank synonyms

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bypass
To avoid an obstacle by using an alternative channel, passage, or route.
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surround
To form an enclosure around; encompass
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outmaneuver
(US) To perform movements more adroitly or successfully.
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defeat (related)
To overcome in battle or contest.
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pass (related)
(Intransitive) To go successfully through (an examination, trail, test, etc).
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outdo
To exceed or surpass
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trump
To supersede.
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best
To get the better of; beat:
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scoop
To scoop is to dig out or hollow out.
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go around
go around the flank of (an opposing army)
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outmanoeuvre (related)
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unseat (related)
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Find another word for outflank. In this page you can discover 12 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for outflank, like: bypass, surround, outmaneuver, defeat, pass, outdo, trump, best, scoop, go around and outmanoeuvre.
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Outflank Sentence Examples

  • Ali Pasha's greater numbers enabled him to outflank his enemy.

  • Lassalle, a democrat of the most advanced type, saw that an opportunity had come for asserting a third great cause - that of the working men - which would outflank the liberalism of the middle classes, and might even command the sympathy of the government.

  • Hence he was already aware that the French position extended to Roncourt at least, and had despatched a whole division down the valley of the Orne to outflank them.

  • Washington prepared to withstand the British behind fortifications on Harlem Heights, but discovering that Howe was attempting to outflank him by landing troops in the rear he retreated to the mainland, leaving only a garrison at Fort Washington, and established a line of fortified camps on the hills overlooking the Bronx river as far as White Plains.

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