Synonyms for outwit
ˌaʊtˈwɪtout·wit

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1. outwit

   Synonyms:
   outgeneral, circumvent

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1. outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumventverb

   beat through cleverness and wit

   "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"

   Synonyms:
   baffle, exhaust, stupefy, elude, circumvent, stick, perplex, vanquish, get, mystify, outfox, fudge, flummox, beat, surround, tick, sidestep, hem in, nonplus, trounce, besiege, pulsate, drum, parry, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, duck, beat out, dodge, gravel, thump, evade, ticktack, put off, thrum, hedge, outmaneuver, ticktock, amaze, quiver, outmanoeuvre, pound, work over, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, beleaguer, wash up, skirt, outsmart, pose, scramble, shell

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1. outwitverb

   Synonyms:
   outgeneral, out-manœuvre, baffle, steal a march upon

2. outwitverb

   Synonyms:
   overreach, cheat, dupe, deceive, circumvent, swindle, defraud, victimize, cozen, gull, chouse, diddle, take in, impose upon

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1. outwitverb

   Synonyms:
   circumvent, outgeneral, defeat

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1. List of paraphrases for "outwit":

   outsmart, thwart

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How to use outwit in a sentence?

1. Minna Antrim:

   Man forgives woman anything save the wit to outwit him.

2. E. B. White:

   I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.

3. Minna Antrim:

   Man forgives women anything save the wit to outwit him.