Thesaurus results for OUTGUESS

outguess

verb

Definition of outguess

as in to outsmart

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Recent Examples of outguess No one knows for sure, and older investors are often better served by accepting that uncertainty rather than trying to outguess it. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026 With the right guardrails in place, investors don't have to outguess the market. — Chris Stevens, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Oct. 2025 The Fed and the Markets both appear to be trying to outguess each other. — George Calhoun, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021

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Verb

My spam filter was working fine, but somehow these messages were outsmarting it!

— Cellene Hoogenkamp, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
While Shadab outsmarted England pace with his brilliant batting, Rauf gave him ample support by sensibly not going for expansive shots.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of outsmart

Verb

The Russells, meanwhile, are still grappling with John Rockefeller, who continues to outmaneuver George’s increasingly desperate business strategizing.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Without his wife by his side, George, so confident in his business dealings and so adept at outmaneuvering the old-money elites whose hold on American enterprise is loosening, is unmoored.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of outmaneuver

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One reason Old Ripper became a legend was his ability to outthink the farmers and the hunters in our area.

— Jack Wingate as told to John Phillips, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2026
Some of the game’s biggest stars have already voiced frustration over trying to outthink the robots.

— Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026

Definition of outthink

Verb

Across two seasons packed with twisty machinations, Jung’s virtuous prosecutor Jang Geon-young attempted to pin down Hyun’s shamelessly corrupt — but effortlessly cool — intelligence officer Baek Ki-tae, only to be outfoxed at every turn.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026
Gauff dug in, matched Badosa’s power, and outfoxed her when the opportunities arose.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of outfox

Verb

People with analysis paralysis overthink their options, over-research, and second-guess their first instincts.

— Shayla Love, Vox, 25 Oct. 2026
In response to that case, a biotech CEO recently warned in these pages that letting courts and politicians second-guess the FDA’s scientific judgment endangers the whole drug pipeline.

— Julie F. Kay, STAT, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of second-guess

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