SECOND-GUESSED Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

second-guessed

verb

past tense of second-guess

as in outmaneuvered

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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
In the end, Seattle outmaneuvered and outbodied the Sparks, snatching steals and flipping the ball around the perimeter until the Storm fired off a shot.

— Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Definition of outmaneuvered

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Expanding the draws would give more players more opportunities to win career-changing prize money, but Kermode reasoned that the extra days would make the 1000 events look less like Grand Slams, not more, according to the people.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Given the cerebellum’s importance to language processing, memory and other cognitive functions, the 2018 study’s authors reasoned that this neuroanatomical difference might have given modern humans the upper hand.

— Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 20 July 2026

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More employers have balked at paying for them because so many people could be eligible for the treatments and many patients stop them after achieving a weight-loss goal.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026
Beshear’s administration balked at forcing insurers to work with the company, but ultimately declined to reinstate tighter spending controls.

— Alex Acquisto, ProPublica, 30 July 2026

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The category analyzed the state’s business environment, employment and growth.

— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 29, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
Nanos noted there was blood and other DNA found at the scene that is also still being analyzed, but has so far also yielded no results.

— Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 30 July 2026

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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

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This category reviewed a state’s air and water quality and pollution.

— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 29, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
Executives told investors during a May earnings call that completing the projects and restarting operations would require up to $260 million, raised through new borrowing, according to a transcript reviewed by Semafor.

— Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 29 July 2026

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This disease did not retreat because the bacterium weakened or because humanity outsmarted it.

— Katrine L. Wallace, The Conversation, 29 July 2026
Outflanked by cruel and fickle gods at every turn, legendary Greek hero Odysseus outsmarted a one-eyed giant, suffered through the bewitching Sirens’ song and braved the Underworld’s dead denizens.

— Alex Pulaski, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

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Bangladesh is the second South Asian country, after India, with which Korea has concluded a CEPA.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026
The former Portugal youth international adds depth to Ipswich’s midfield, after Jens Cajuste and Dan Neil’s loan deals concluded at the end of last season.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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