outsmart
verb
out·smart
ˌau̇t-ˈsmärt 
outsmarted; outsmarting; outsmarts
: to get the better of
especially
: outwit
Synonyms
Examples of outsmart in a Sentence
The government must gather large amounts of information in order to outsmart its enemies.
an inexpensive security system that would likely be outsmarted by anyone with a serious interest in circumventing it
Recent Examples on the Web
His answer was an older, independently wealthy, single sleuth who would outsmart the men and had no interest in ever getting married.
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Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2024
Luckily, a group of kids outsmarts the supernatural forces — with the help of a few adults, of course.
—Madeline Cisneros, EW.com, 5 May 2024
There are smooth-talking Nazi officers whose charm masks their menace and a bombshell vixen expected to outsmart — and potentially seduce — the worst of them, the sadistic yet cunning Heinrich Luhr (Teuton action star Til Schweiger).
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
The Mass General researchers also took a second step: adding another modification to the CAR-T cells to help his body outsmart the cancer.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024
The scale and persistence of their attacks are headaches for American technology giants like X, Microsoft and Apple, which are now locked in a constant race to outsmart the hackers.
—Aaron Schaffer, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2024
Matt LaFleur outsmarted McCarthy, Quinn and everyone on Dallas’ sideline.
—Rob Maaddi, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2024
From top down, what country will let itself be outsmarted by another?
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
The character is at once a vision of strength, demonstrating her superiority by outsmarting the men around her, and the punchline of some of the film’s crudest humor.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2024
Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2024
Luckily, a group of kids outsmarts the supernatural forces — with the help of a few adults, of course.
—Madeline Cisneros, EW.com, 5 May 2024
There are smooth-talking Nazi officers whose charm masks their menace and a bombshell vixen expected to outsmart — and potentially seduce — the worst of them, the sadistic yet cunning Heinrich Luhr (Teuton action star Til Schweiger).
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
The Mass General researchers also took a second step: adding another modification to the CAR-T cells to help his body outsmart the cancer.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024
The scale and persistence of their attacks are headaches for American technology giants like X, Microsoft and Apple, which are now locked in a constant race to outsmart the hackers.
—Aaron Schaffer, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2024
Matt LaFleur outsmarted McCarthy, Quinn and everyone on Dallas’ sideline.
—Rob Maaddi, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2024
From top down, what country will let itself be outsmarted by another?
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
The character is at once a vision of strength, demonstrating her superiority by outsmarting the men around her, and the punchline of some of the film’s crudest humor.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2024
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outsmart
verb
out·smart
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈsmärt
: outwit
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