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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Sparrow isn't the first feline to outsmart an automatic feeder, like the cat who managed to access her kibble between mealtimes by pressing a button on the feeder.
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
His edge is not in timing the market or outsmarting high-frequency traders.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 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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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
His edge is not in timing the market or outsmarting high-frequency traders.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 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
See All Example Sentences for outsmart
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“Outsmart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outsmart. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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outsmart
verb
out·smart
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈsmärt
: outwit
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