Thesaurus results for OUTSMART

outsmart

verb

ˌau̇t-ˈsmärt

as in to outwit

to get the better of through cleverness an inexpensive security system that would likely be outsmarted by anyone with a serious interest in circumventing it

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Recent Examples of outsmart These clips often use humor and pop‑culture aesthetics—even LEGO‑style animations—to show Iran’s late supreme leader outsmarting and humiliating his American adversaries. —

Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026 Predicting mosquito behavior is a first step toward outsmarting them. —

David Hu, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2026 He gets outsmarted by Forst and trapped in a symbiotic relationship where has to work for the world’s worst man to see his discovery come to fruition. —

Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2026 TikToks promising secret loopholes, Reddit threads dissecting deductions and content creators insisting ways to outsmart the IRS. —

Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outsmart

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Bob Markle was good at outwitting violators.

— Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
The Rams, seeded 11th, caused an average of 22 turnovers per game with its full-court trapping defense and outwitted everyone in their run from First Four to Final Four.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026