Thesaurus results for OUTSMART

outsmart

verb

ˌau̇t-ˈsmärt

as in to outwit

to get the better of through cleverness an inexpensive security system that would likely be outsmarted by anyone with a serious interest in circumventing it

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Recent Examples of outsmart What once felt like a clever way to outsmart corporate firewalls or download a free video game had evolved into something far more serious. —

Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026 The struggle resonated with parents on Reddit, many of whom admitted they have been outsmarted by their own baby gear. —

Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026 In each of these cases, a tech company outsmarted a human—or several—either by producing text convincing enough to pass the smell test, or by creating and marketing a service that convinced a writer to offload part of their labor. —

James Folta, Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026 There’s no outsmarting capitalism. —

Kyle Cheromcha, The Drive, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outsmart

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Towering over the town is another, much bigger, Venetian fort, the Palamidhi (named after Palamedes, Nafplio’s legendarily clever local hero, who outwitted Odysseus and, well, didn’t live long enough to regret it).

— Helen Brown, TheWeek, 30 Apr. 2026
Twenty-six years ago, students treated a visit by then-President Bill Clinton as a challenge, and outwitted the Secret Service by secretly rigging a banner to unfurl at an inopportune moment.

— Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2026