Definition of outthinknext
as in to outwit
to get the better of through cleverness the company's growth is due in large part to its marketing division's ability to outthink the competition

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Recent Examples of outthink 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 Digital computers may eventually outthink us, but that will remain all action without experience. Shai Tubali, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026 As loyalties blur and tensions erupt, survival depends on who can outthink – and outgun – everyone else. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026 The real edge is in responsiveness − the ability to outthink, outproduce and outmaneuver its competitor. Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2025 Altman, always the AI optimist, has previously touted AI’s potential to someday outthink humans, but the technology’s past three years of progress since OpenAI kicked off the AI arms race with ChatGPT’s release have shown him this moment could come sooner rather than later. Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2025 Geoff Hinton, one of the most influential voices in artificial intelligence, warned that humanity is running out of time to prepare for machines that outthink us. Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025 And if this isn’t an isolated incident, then this presents a huge problem for the remnants of humanity, most of whom have survived through a mixture of luck and simply being able to outthink these single-minded creatures. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2025 Perhaps the shape rotators are convinced that computers can outthink us because their own minds are so impoverished. Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outthink
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  • The Bed Rot Challenge is a new reality competition web series in which stars from Survivor, The Traitors, Love Island USA, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, The Bachelorette, and Beast Games will attempt to outwit and outlast each other… on a bed.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 27 May 2026
  • Towering over the town is another, much bigger, Venetian fort, the Palamidhi (named after Palamedes, Nafplio’s legendarily clever local hero, who outwitted Odysseus and, well, didn’t live long enough to regret it).
    Helen Brown, TheWeek, 30 Apr. 2026
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  • In research released Monday, Amazon scientists Gaurav Gupta and Vatshank Chaturvedi document in careful technical detail why AI agents have a persistent tendency to outsmart themselves—and why fixing the problem requires rethinking the entire layer of software between the model and its tools.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 June 2026
  • However, all this ends up swept under the rug in favor of trying to outsmart the viewer, leaving little by way of coherent narrative evolution; neither of the aforementioned threads is ever followed up on.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 8 June 2026
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  • Two generals agreed with Ashley's characterization, stressing the view that on the front lines, Ukraine was outmaneuvering Russia.
    Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 9 June 2026
  • Infantino endured another lesson in the limits of his facile brand of diplomacy in Vancouver, when he was outmaneuvered by Jibril Rajoub, the 73-year-old president of the Palestinian Football Association, who had asked to address the congress.
    Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 7 June 2026
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  • He was also accused of deceiving escrow agents to secure the release of pre-construction condo deposits and then misappropriated those funds for personal expenses unrelated to the developments.
    Jay Weaver June 6, Miami Herald, 6 June 2026
  • The Allies went to extraordinary lengths to deceive the enemy, suggesting that the attack would focus on the Pas-de-Calais, the narrowest point of the English Channel.
    Kevin Maurer, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
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  • Indeed, once the former’s economic situation forces them to withdraw from hosting duties just four years before kickoff, the opportunist pulls out every unscrupulous trick in the book to thwart the rival bids from, ironically, Canada and USA.
    Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 10 June 2026
  • Local authorities in Pakistan said Tuesday that security forces killed eight attackers and thwarted an attempt to seize the checkpoint.
    CBS News, CBS News, 10 June 2026
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  • The pair became friends, and Hasley went on to help write a book about Jenner’s philosophy on overcoming adversity in sports and life.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
  • Macron and Merz had tried for months to salvage the project and overcome differences between Airbus and Dassault.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
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  • The Sooners clinched their CWS appearance by defeating the Kansas Jayhawks twice in the Lawrence Super Regional.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
  • On Thursday, spurred on by most of the 80,824 fans in attendance and forwards Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez, Mexico managed to defeat South Africa 2-0 and securing its first opening match victory.
    Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
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  • Liv Morgan begged for a tag, but she was outfoxed by a blind tag from Rhea Ripley.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
  • But even foxes can outfox themselves by their own designs.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 20 Jan. 2026

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“Outthink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outthink. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.

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