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outthought

verb

past tense of outthink
as in defeated
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 Synonyms for outthought
  1. defeated
  2. outmaneuvered
  3. outwitted
  4. deceived
  5. outsmarted
  6. thwarted
  7. outfoxed
  8. fooled
Verb
  • In 2022, Hoover defeated sitting legislator Ken Cooley by just 1 percentage point in a race that took days to call.
    — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The Rangers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Saturday night in Arlington, followed shortly by the completion of the Houston Astros’ 6-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves in Houston.
    — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of defeated
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
  • For more than a decade, India’s leader Narendra Modi has seemed politically unassailable, presiding over a government that has outmaneuvered opponents, dominated public discourse and squeezed the space for dissent in the world’s biggest democracy.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
Definition of outmaneuvered
Verb
  • To say that Cucurella was pleased, when the Spanish side outwitted the French in the semifinal, would be an understatement.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
  • For Deschamps and Stephan, there was no shortage of blame after Spain’s Luis de la Fuente outwitted the French coaching staff for the third time, following wins at the 2024 European Championship and last year’s Nations League semi-final.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of outwitted
Verb
  • Customers who feel respected are far more forgiving than customers who feel deceived.
    — Natalie Ruiz, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Furious at having been deceived her whole life, Kylie hops on the next plane to the Owens’ ancestral home in England with the intent of breaking the curse once and for all.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of deceived
Verb
  • 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
  • After being humiliated and outsmarted when Julia escaped his grasp with Henry’s help in the season one finale, Lovat is presumably more dangerous than ever — and Henry will need to find a way back to save her once again.
    — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of outsmarted
Verb
  • Herbert had to pounce on the loose ball and the threat was thwarted.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Minnesota prosecutors charged him in May, but were thwarted in their efforts to extradite him from Texas, where he had been arrested.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of thwarted
Verb
  • Gauff dug in, matched Badosa’s power, and outfoxed her when the opportunities arose.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Liv Morgan begged for a tag, but she was outfoxed by a blind tag from Rhea Ripley.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Definition of outfoxed
Verb
  • Earlier in the game, he was fooled on a flea-flicker, and his pass-interference penalty set up the Patriots’ lone touchdown.
    — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Don’t be fooled by the film’s advertising, which features an image of Neeson’s scowling visage dwarfing Levi aiming an automatic weapon.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of fooled
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“Outthought.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outthought. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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