Thesaurus results for OUTWIT

outwit

verb

ˌau̇t-ˈwit

Definition of outwit next

as in to outsmart

to get the better of through cleverness a plan to outwit their opponents at their own game

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Recent Examples of outwit The characters here, though, are nowhere near so smart as those conniving pagans and can only dream of outwitting the sophisticated folk from the mainland, coming there with their talk of cake, and comfy chairs, and their lies. —

Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026 As ratings skyrocket, so does the danger, and Ben must outwit not just the Hunters, but a nation addicted to watching him fall. —

Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025 During the two stints as Speaker, Pelosi shepherded passage of the Affordable Care Act, the pandemic-era American Rescue Plan and Biden-era infrastructure and climate bills, driven by what supporters call a singular ability to whip up votes and outwit her opponents. —

Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025 Maduro has in any case outwitted dozens of attempts to depose him over the years. —

Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for outwit

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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
Furthermore, Microsoft executives threw in their lot with the mercurial Altman, who doesn’t care at all about them and seems to outsmart them at every turn.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2026