outmaneuver

verb

ˌau̇t-mə-ˈn(y)ü-vər How to pronounce outmaneuver (audio)
Definition of outmaneuvernext
as in to outwit
to get the better of through cleverness outmaneuvered his congressional opponent by co-opting his call for change in Washington

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outmaneuver
  1. outwit
  2. outsmart
  3. thwart
  4. deceive
  5. defeat
  6. overcome
  7. outfox
  8. outthink
Verb
  • The Netflix series follows three families who will do just about anything to outbid — or outwit — the competition when their dream home finally goes on the market.
    Brande Victorian, Essence, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Orgeron coaches the game shirtless and outwits Kalen DeBoer, who ditched his T-shirt for a hoodie on a chilly night in Tuscaloosa.
    Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of outwit
Verb
  • Noted for being intelligent enough to even outsmart their owners, the American Kennel Club states the breed is related to Australia's native wild dog, the Dingo.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
  • However, according to one prominent tipster, Samsung’s next-gen handsets will deliver a range of as-yet-unknown AI features capable of outsmarting even arch-rival Apple.
    Paul Monckton, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of outsmart
Verb
  • The Russian Defense Ministry claimed the attack had been thwarted.
    Natasha Frost, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
  • No sitting president pressuring a vice president to thwart the process.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of thwart
Verb
  • And unless my eyes deceive me, the shine is turned up to 11 thanks to shimmer in her middle part.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 8 Jan. 2025
  • These include data poisoning, where training datasets are manipulated to compromise models, and adversarial attacks, which involve subtle input changes to deceive AI systems.
    Piyush Ranjan, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of deceive
Verb
  • But the white population usually defeats the preferred candidate of Black voters.
    Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
  • United defeated Southampton 3-1 on Thursday night thanks to Amad’s late hat-trick to move Amorim’s side up to 12th in the Premier League, but the visitors — who are 10 points from safety — caused them plenty of problems.
    Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of defeat
Verb
  • The Lunar Owls overcame a six-point deficit and ended up winning the league’s first game 84-80 after Diggins-Smith hit a game-ending 3-pointer.
    Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Both quarterbacks, roommates at the Manning Passing Academy, overcame difficult, and certainly shocking, defeats on their way to leading Ohio State and Notre Dame, respectively, to Monday’s CFP national championship game in Atlanta.
    Tom Layberger, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of overcome
Verb
  • Situated in one of the game's smallest media markets, the Padres under General Manager A.J. Preller have spent lavishly and made a series of splashy acquisitions, but keep getting outfoxed by their upstate rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers.
    David Faris, theweek, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Here, Shyamalan has similar intentions: His movie would be nothing without Hartnett’s serial killer outfoxing his pursuers, slipping past one security barrier after another, stealing access badges willy-nilly and engineering his daughter’s onstage appearance with her idol.
    Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2024
Definition of outfox
Verb
  • Perhaps the shape rotators are convinced that computers can outthink us because their own minds are so impoverished.
    Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
  • In a blog post, Google CEO Sundar Pichai predicted the technology underlying Gemini Advanced will be able to outthink even the smartest people when tackling many complex topics.
    Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2024
Definition of outthink
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