🦊outwit

verb
/aʊtˈwɪt/

Meaning

to defeat or gain an advantage over someone by being more clever or cunning

Example Sentences

The fox managed to outwit the hunters.

Example Expressions

outwit the competition

Synonyms

outsmart, deceive, trick, fool, outmaneuver

Antonyms

yield, surrender, lose

Collocations

outwit an opponent, outwit the police, outwit the system, outwit rivals

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