outsmart
verb
out·smart
ˌau̇t-ˈsmärt 
outsmarted; outsmarting; outsmarts
: to get the better of
especially
: outwit
Examples of outsmart in a Sentence
The government must gather large amounts of information in order to outsmart its enemies.
an inexpensive security system that would likely be outsmarted by anyone with a serious interest in circumventing it
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The question is straightforward: how did the Oracle of Omaha, renowned for outsmarting markets for decades, become caught off guard?
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Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Screenshots from a June 20 TikTok video of an owner trying to outsmart his German shepherd when giving her a piece of popcorn.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
This solution also outsmarted existing industry tools like Gurobi on large-scale delivery simulations.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
The series has always been clever in how players can outsmart and game the system.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
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Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Screenshots from a June 20 TikTok video of an owner trying to outsmart his German shepherd when giving her a piece of popcorn.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
This solution also outsmarted existing industry tools like Gurobi on large-scale delivery simulations.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
The series has always been clever in how players can outsmart and game the system.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Outsmart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outsmart. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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outsmart
verb
out·smart
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈsmärt
: outwit
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