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outslick

verb

ˌau̇t-ˈslik How to pronounce outslick (audio)
Definition of outslicknext
as in to defeat
to get the better of through cleverness an overly confident con man who thought that he could outslick anyone, even the local Mob leader

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outslick
  1. defeat
  2. thwart
  3. overcome
  4. deceive
  5. outsmart
  6. fox
  7. outwit
  8. outmaneuver
Verb
  • It’s been around forever, packs a punch, and helped us defeat the Nazis in World War II.
    — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Florida’s new law is a compromise that the industry, which defeated other legislative efforts previously, can live with comfortably.
    — Mike Ryan, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of defeat
Verb
  • As fundamental to British school life as the uniform itself is the tradition of thwarting it.
    — Eva Wolchover, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Herbert had to pounce on the loose ball and the threat was thwarted.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of thwart
Verb
  • Social and playful 694 faces Katmai Brady Bunch member 620, while two bears that overcame incredible odds, 610 and 89 (Backpack), vie for votes in the other first round fight.
    — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2026
  • At a meeting of the group's board, the governors unveiled a 66-project blueprint to get things started while acknowledging enormous hurdles that must still be overcome.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of overcome
Verb
  • Trump dismisses warnings Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and SpaceXAI’s Elon Musk have all called for greater government oversight of the industry after a series of hacks revealed AI agents conspiring to deceive humans.
    — Jill Colvin, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The Bucs couldn’t ask for a better bounce-back opponent after dropping their opener in Cincy, a somewhat deceiving result because of all the Baker Mayfield turnovers.
    — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of deceive
Verb
  • But his efforts to outsmart the bond market – the deepest and most important market on the planet – have not lived up to the hype.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
  • But this will be forever known as a day when football’s smartest organization got outsmarted, when football’s best coach fumbled and when the San Francisco 49ers turned football’s giants into so much shrimp on the barbie.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of outsmart
Verb
  • Aged glass can develop dark spots and edge deterioration known as foxing.
    — Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 14 Aug. 2026
  • That will require out-foxing Patriots defensive play-caller Zak Kuhr, whose pressure game plans suffocated the Chargers and Texans the past two weeks.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Definition of fox
Verb
  • The show, which comes from Brent Montgomery’s Wheelhouse, brings together a group of strangers, in this case celebrity contestants, who must outwit their competition and identify the recipient of a million dollars hiding among them.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026
  • All season long, Ray and Sugar have been trying to outwit each other.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026
Definition of outwit
Verb
  • Kyle Shanahan, the 49ers’ coach who doubles as McVay’s friend, mentor and nemesis, outmaneuvered McVay again.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The characters' abilities are built around outmaneuvering, not outgunning.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of outmaneuver
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“Outslick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outslick. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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