Thesaurus results for OUTMANEUVER

outmaneuver

verb

ˌau̇t-mə-ˈn(y)ü-vər

as in to outwit

to get the better of through cleverness outmaneuvered his congressional opponent by co-opting his call for change in Washington

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Recent Examples of outmaneuver These officers can outrun you, outmaneuver you through dense downtown traffic and scout out any funny business in large crowds. —

Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 27 Mar. 2026 Pancho Villa, the Mexican revolutionary, was labeled as a terrorist and this freedom fighter who’s characterized as this elusive fighter, this person that could outmaneuver American forces. —

Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026 So Afroman took his anger, and his case, to the internet, working to outmaneuver the deputies in the court of public opinion. —

Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026 America’s Culinary Cup almost forces its competitors to lean on social engineering or industry gossip to outmaneuver each other, and that’s fascinating. —

Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outmaneuver

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Twenty-six years ago, students treated a visit by then-President Bill Clinton as a challenge, and outwitted the Secret Service by secretly rigging a banner to unfurl at an inopportune moment.

— Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2026
Bob Markle was good at outwitting violators.

— Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026