Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense outmanoeuvres, present participle outmanoeuvring, past tense, past participle outmanoeuvredregional note: in AM, use outmaneuver
verb
If you outmanoeuvre someone, you gain an advantage over them in a particular situation by behaving in a clever and skilful way.
He has shown once again that he's able to outmanoeuvre the military. [VERB noun]
Our team's hockey players were outmanoeuvred by the opposition. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: outwit, outdo, get the better of, circumvent More Synonyms of outmanoeuvre
outmanoeuvre in British English
or US outmaneuver (ˌaʊtməˈnuːvə)
verb
(transitive)
to secure a strategic advantage over by skilful manoeuvre
Examples of 'outmanoeuvre' in a sentence
outmanoeuvre
The past is not so easily outmanoeuvred.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The British traders in the room had been comprehensively outmanoeuvred.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Caught off guard, she is trapped between two foes who want to remove her from the action and she is completely outmanoeuvred.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
(verb)
Definition
to gain an advantage over (someone) by skilful dealing
She has shown once again that she is capable of outmanoeuvring her opponents.
Synonyms
outwit
To win the presidency he had first to outwit his rivals within the party.
outdo
Both sides have tried to outdo each other.
get the better of
circumvent
It is a veiled attempt to change gun laws by circumventing legislators.
outflank
outsmart
a hoaxer who managed to outsmart the world's top journalists
steal a march on (informal)
put one over on (informal)
outfox
run rings round (informal)
outthink
outgeneral
outjockey
Additional synonyms
in the sense of circumvent
Definition
to outwit (a person)
It is a veiled attempt to change gun laws by circumventing legislators.
Synonyms
outwit,
trick,
mislead,
thwart,
deceive,
dupe,
beguile,
outflank,
hoodwink,
outgeneral
in the sense of outdo
Definition
to be more successful or better than (someone or something) in performance
Both sides have tried to outdo each other.
Synonyms
surpass,
best,
top,
beat,
overcome,
exceed,
eclipse,
overshadow,
excel,
transcend,
outstrip,
get the better of,
outclass,
outshine,
tower above,
outsmart,
outmanoeuvre,
go one better than (informal),
run rings around (informal),
outfox,
outdistance,
be one up on,
score points off,
put in the shade,
outjockey
in the sense of outsmart
a hoaxer who managed to outsmart the world's top journalists