end-run

[end ruhn] / ˈɛnd ˈrʌn /

VERB

outsmart

Synonyms

STRONGEST

baffle bamboozle circumvent deceive outdo outfox outmaneuver

STRONG

beat bewilder cap cheat con confuse defeat defraud dupe finagle fox gull have hoax hoodwink mislead outgeneral outguess overreach swindle top trick worst

WEAK

fake out figure out juke lead astray outjockey outthink take in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist be honest help

STRONG

clear up explain give guard lose protect surrender

VERB

outthink

Synonyms

WEAK

baffle bamboozle beat bewilder cap cheat circumvent con confuse deceive defeat defraud dupe fake out figure out finagle fox gull have hoax hoodwink juke lead astray mislead outdo outfox outgeneral outguess outjockey outmaneuver outsmart overreach swindle take in top trick worst

VERB

outwit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deceive outfox outmaneuver

STRONG

baffle bamboozle beat bewilder cap cheat circumvent con confuse defeat defraud dupe finagle fox gull have hoax hoodwink mislead outdo outgeneral outguess outsmart overreach swindle top trick worst

WEAK

fake out figure out juke lead astray outjockey outthink take in

Antonyms

STRONG

abet aid assist be honest clear up encourage enlighten explain give guard help lose protect support surrender

VERB

outwit/outsmart

Synonyms

WEAK

baffle bamboozle beat bewilder cap cheat circumvent con confuse deceive defeat defraud dupe fake out finagle fox gull have hoax hoodwink lead astray make a fool of make a monkey of mislead outdo outfox outgeneral outguess outjockey outmaneuver outthink overreach pull a fast one on put one over on run circles around swindle take in top trick worst

Example Sentences

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Critics of prediction markets say that trading contracts predicting the outcome of an event on platforms like Kalshi make an end-run around existing gambling regulations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Dudek got the job, wittingly or not, through an end-run around his bosses.

From Salon • Sep. 9, 2025

Chinese officials, she said, “wake up trying to figure out how to do an end-run around our export controls.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 3, 2023

Happily, Diane Ladd and Laura Dern have broken ground with “Honey, Baby, Mine,” 14 recorded conversations and commentaries that make a brilliant end-run around the one-sidedness of a traditional memoir.

From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2023

Carmine hurled Freer at the centre for four, the same player slid off left tackle for three more and Carmine himself made it first down on a wide end-run.

From Left Tackle Thayer by Barbour, Ralph Henry

end-run

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