outflanked

verb

past tense of outflank
as in avoided

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outflanked
  1. avoided
  2. evaded
  3. escaped
  4. eluded
  5. shunned
  6. eschewed
  7. ducked
  8. shook
Verb
  • The Mariners avoided a third consecutive loss in a four-game series that started as a matchup of the top two teams in the AL West.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
  • The initial read was that Gonzalez, who dealt with a strained hamstring earlier this year, avoided a significant injury and shouldn’t miss any time.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of avoided
Verb
  • One was Ona Judge, who escaped and evaded Washington’s yearslong effort to recapture her.
    — John Garrison Marks, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026
  • For the rest of us that the nerdy reference evaded, Jarvis recently won Atlanta's starting SS job, and manager Walt Weiss won't stop raving about the 25-year-old speedster.
    — John Laghezza, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of evaded
Verb
  • The song picks up a locomotive rhythm, as if the only way to reflect on those scenes is with the momentum of having escaped them.
    — Amanda Wicks, Pitchfork, 25 July 2026
  • Wacha also escaped trouble by stranding two runners in the sixth.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
Definition of escaped
Verb
  • And as Kittle eluded, Aiyuk likely held on to those feelings.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
  • The 41-year-old entered his sixth World Cup chasing the one major international trophy that has eluded him.
    — Nethumi Kannangara, Sportico.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of eluded
Verb
  • Traditional banks often shunned smaller companies, either charging extremely high rates to compensate for the risk or outright refusing to lend to them.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • Those cards originated with Pinta, who launched a campaign in 2022 to send holiday cards to people in the LGBTQ+ community who’ve been shunned by their families.
    — Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Definition of shunned
Verb
  • Sparkling yet simple, Gerber’s dress eschewed 1980s high glam for a look that was pared back yet still glamorous enough to evoke the decade.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 July 2026
  • However, this dynamic was entirely eschewed in favor of focusing on the love triangle between Lucas, Peyton, and Brooke, which became the primary romantic conflict of the series and continued on for three seasons.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 23 July 2026
Definition of eschewed
Verb
  • MrBeast ducked in there for activities followed by a tour of the LeBron James museum and a dinner at Buckets.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2026
  • Attendees instinctively ducked under tables and chairs, not knowing what had just happened.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Definition of ducked
Verb
  • While warming up, the four 2,400-hp Pratt & Whitney engines rattled and shook the plane’s fuselage.
    — Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Witnesses said the explosion shook the area as much as the quake.
    — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of shook
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“Outflanked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outflanked. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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