second-guessed

verb

past tense of second-guess
1
as in outmaneuvered

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2
as in speculated (about)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for second-guessed
  1. outmaneuvered
  2. reasoned
  3. balked
  4. analyzed
  5. outwitted
  6. reviewed
  7. outsmarted
  8. concluded
Verb
  • 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
  • The series will also recreate pivotal moments from Carlos’ life, while Carr examines how Carlos outmaneuvered intelligence services before being captured.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 24 June 2026
Definition of outmaneuvered
Verb
  • With no energy available to warm the planet to these temperatures, the team reasoned that the temperature must be a residual effect of prior warming either from being engulfed by the red giant or during an inward migration.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 July 2026
  • Which is try to be reasonable and reasoned, try to apply logic, try to be fair, try not to straw man people on opposing sides of arguments.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026
Definition of reasoned
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  • The liberal justices balked at the logic and criticized the conservative majority for harming minority representation in politics and culture.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • Democratic and some Republican secretaries of state balked, and federal lawsuits followed.
    — Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of balked
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  • Underground, buried fiber-optic cables can sense movement, capturing data that are also then analyzed by AI.
    — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Shell has consistently been a close second to Chevron for high prices and fat margins, followed by the other large oil company brands, according to data collected and analyzed by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA).
    — Jerry McNerney, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
Definition of analyzed
Verb
  • Towering over the town is another, much bigger, Venetian fort, the Palamidhi (named after Palamedes, Nafplio’s legendarily clever local hero, who outwitted Odysseus and, well, didn’t live long enough to regret it).
    — Helen Brown, TheWeek, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Twenty-six years ago, students treated a visit by then-President Bill Clinton as a challenge, and outwitted the Secret Service by secretly rigging a banner to unfurl at an inopportune moment.
    — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2026
Definition of outwitted
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  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026
  • Before publishing, journalists reviewed this content in compliance with McClatchy Media’s AI policy.
    — Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of reviewed
Verb
  • 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
  • The world’s leading superpower was outsmarted by Iran, perhaps because Iran’s secretary of defense took his job seriously.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026
Definition of outsmarted
Verb
  • Indirect talks concluded last week without any sign of meaningful progress toward a lasting peace agreement.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • The saga acquired yet another meta layer after the investigation concluded.
    — Rhoda Feng, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of concluded
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