SECOND-GUESSED Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

second-guessed

verb

past tense of second-guess

as in outmaneuvered

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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

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This, the perfectly decent people of Kettleborough reasoned, was a natural and godly rebuke for Susan and Cuthbert’s sin.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
This summer an OpenAI test model broke out of its sandbox, reasoned its way into another company’s servers and stole answers to cheat on its own evaluation.

— Pam McNall, AJC.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of reasoned

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Others balked at the shortage of information being provided, and warned that the public should get specifics about any retail expected for the property.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
SoftBank’s energy business and nuclear company Holtec put off their listings after investors balked, The New York Times reported.

— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of balked

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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

Definition of outwitted

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Senate Bill 828 was shaped by fireworks industry insiders and public safety officials, who reviewed existing fireworks laws and available information about the July 1, 2025, explosion.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Bonnell was a probationary officer with the Porter County Sheriff's Office, and was fired on Monday after the department reviewed the incident, according to the sheriff's office.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

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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

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Investigators haven't concluded whether the incident was state-backed or what the motive was, but authorities have strongly hinted that Iran is possibly involved.

— SYLVIA HUI, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
Another independent doctor subsequently concluded that the child's suffering was clear and unbearable, and that the requirements for termination of life under the nation's rules had been met.

— Inaya Folarin Iman, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

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