Outwit synonyms

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outsmart (related)

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To surpass (another) in cleverness or cunning; outsmart.

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To get the better of or prevent from happening by craft or ingenuity

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outmaneuver (related)

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To deceive or trick.

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deceive (related)

(Archaic) To catch by guile; ensnare.

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To trick is defined as to make an illusion, or to play a joke or prank.

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To swindle, deceive, or trick.

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outgeneral

To surpass in leadership or management

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To hinder, obstruct, frustrate, or defeat (a person, plans, etc.)

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To injure or kill.

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To think deeper, faster, or more cunningly than

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To strike the forefoot with the hind foot

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To shape or break by repeated blows; forge:

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To interfere with; hinder; impede

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To confuse hopelessly, as by something complicated or involved; befuddle; puzzle

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confuse (related)

To confuse is to make someone bewildered or unable to understand, or to mistake one thing for something else.

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The act of prevailing over another by arts, address, or fraud; deception; fraud; imposture; delusion.

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(Informal) To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone.

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To make null and void

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euchre

To prevent (the trump-naming opponent at euchre) from taking the required three tricks

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To obtain or achieve by cleverness or deceit, especially in persuading someone:

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To prevent (something) from being accomplished.

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To baffle or confuse.

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To hinder or thwart.

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To ride (a horse) in a race

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win (related)

To receive as a prize or reward for performance:

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outmanoeuvre (related)

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out-manoeuvre (related)

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fend-off (related)

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To confound or prove wrong; surprise, especially pleasantly:

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Find another word for outwit. In this page you can discover 32 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for outwit, like: outsmart, outfox, circumvent, outmaneuver, hoodwink, deceive, trick, dupe, outgeneral, thwart and victimize.