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
  • 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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  • At the time, 1587 Sneakers reasoned that the football stars often take part in national advertising campaigns, making New York a fitting place to file.
    — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • At one point, an agent reasoned that helping the wider group could prove useful later, even when that work did not solve its immediate assignment.
    — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of reasoned
Verb
  • Others balked at the cost of the $20 million project – $5-6 million for bike lanes alone – as the city faces a $30 million structural budget deficit and is also seeking a $300 million bond measure for general infrastructure on the November ballot.
    — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Democratic activists balked, Hilton stepped down and investments dried up.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of balked
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  • Because of ever-increasing amounts of data to be analyzed, AI will have its place in digital forensics.
    — Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Geneticist Shigeki Nakagome of Trinity College Dublin and his colleagues analyzed 13 bone samples previously collected from an archaeological site at Camarones in northern Chile.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of analyzed
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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
Verb
  • Levi Fuller, the agency's first inspector general for educator misconduct, told CBS News Texas that the goal is to move investigations more quickly and keep educators accused of serious misconduct out of classrooms while cases are reviewed.
    — Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Separately, court records reviewed by USA TODAY show Gallagher is named in a New South Wales Apprehended Violence Application filed on behalf of Gael Cameron, his former girlfriend and fellow cast member on the Bravo series.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of reviewed
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  • For fun, its creator Antonio Prohias also introduced a third agent who often outsmarted both.
    — Will Townsend, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • This disease did not retreat because the bacterium weakened or because humanity outsmarted it.
    — Katrine L. Wallace, The Conversation, 29 July 2026
Definition of outsmarted
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  • But such driving is second nature to those racing in Formula E — the all-electric racing series that concluded its 2025-26 championship with a pair of races at London’s ExCeL exhibition center last weekend.
    — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Behrs was most recently seen starring as Gemma in the CBS hit comedy The Neighborhood, which recently concluded its 8-season run in May.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of concluded
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