outwitverb [ T ]
uk/ˌaʊtˈwɪt/us/ˌaʊtˈwɪt/-tt- also outsmartto get an advantage over someone by acting more cleverly and often by using a trick:
In the story, the cunning fox outwits the hunters.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cheating & tricking
- a numbers game idiom
- bad faith
- bamboozle
- bilk
- blackmail
- fleece
- gag
- honeyfuggle
- hoodwink
- impersonate
- jape
- jiggery-pokery
- poison
- scam
- scammer
- screw
- sell sb a bill of goods idiom
- send/give out (all) the wrong signals idiom
- shaft
- wool
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