Synonyms of outwitting

outwitting

verb

present participle of outwit

as in outsmarting

to get the better of through cleverness

a plan to outwit their opponents at their own game

Synonyms & Similar Words

• outsmarting
• defeating
• thwarting
• deceiving
• outmaneuvering
• overcoming
• fooling
• outfoxing
• outthinking
• overreaching
• circumventing
• tricking
• outslicking
• foxing
• foiling
• frustrating
• outguessing
• balking
• impeding
• duping
• gulling
• baffling
• hindering
• conquering
• second-guessing
• licking
• obstructing
• blocking
• cozening
• barring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of outwitting

Bob Markle was good at outwitting violators. —Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026

Folktales are filled with people fighting to survive in forests, steppes, and deserts, and evading and outwitting the wild beasts that dwell within them. —Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026

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

Time and Numbers—there’s no outwitting them. —Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025

Ben Shapiro, Pete Buttigieg, Michael Knowles, Alex O’Connor—these are professional debaters capable of outwitting and outreasoning almost any audience member unfamiliar with traditional debate techniques, regardless of the topic or claim being considered. —Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025