Verb: outsmart ,awt'smaa(r)t
- Beat through cleverness and wit
"She outsmarted her competitors";
- outwit, overreach, outfox, beat, circumvent, outthink
- Defeat by more skilful manoeuvring
"The English troops outsmarted the Germans";
- outmaneuver [US], outmanoeuvre [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: outsmarting, outsmarted, outsmarts
Type of: best, exceed, outdo, outflank, outgo [archaic], outgun, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass, trump
Encyclopedia: Outsmart