fake out

aberration departure detour deviation

alteration deflection digression divergence turning variation

red herring

avert bypass dodge escape evade fend off shun sidestep ward off

abstain circumvent deflect desist ditch divert duck elude eschew flee hide jump obviate recoil shake shirk shy skip skirt weave withdraw

circumlocute cold-shoulder give the slip hold off keep clear lay low run for cover shake and bake shake off shrink from shuffle off skip out on skip town stay away stay out steer clear of step aside turn aside

face meet

allow help permit stay take on

seek want

delude pretend

affect beguile betray bunco con counterfeit defraud fake feign fool humbug jive juggle lie mislead sham shuck simulate snow trick

double-cross illude psych out put on take in

be honest protect support

come clean reveal tell the truth

cheat deceive delude dupe hoodwink pretend

bamboozle bluff chicane con diddle flimflam fox gull hoax jive juke kid outfox scam snow spoof trifle

lead on make believe play a trick on play-act put on put one over on suck in take in

be honest

bamboozle bluff chicane con deceive delude dupe fleece flimflam fool frame gammon gull hoodwink murphy rook sting swindle

play games with pull one's leg run a game on set up take for a ride take in

be honest

eclipse excel outclass outdistance outfox outmaneuver outshine outsmart outstrip surpass transcend

beat best bulldoze bury cook cream defeat down exceed lick outrival snow top trash

blow out of water do in go one better leave behind outgun outjockey pull a fast one shake off shoot ahead

fail fall behind lose

aid give up help surrender

baffle bamboozle circumvent deceive outdo outfox outmaneuver

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

end-run figure out juke lead astray outjockey outthink take in

aid assist be honest help

clear up explain give guard lose protect surrender

baffle bamboozle beat bewilder cap cheat circumvent con confuse deceive defeat defraud dupe end-run 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

deceive outfox outmaneuver

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

end-run figure out juke lead astray outjockey outthink take in

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

baffle bamboozle beat bewilder cap cheat circumvent con confuse deceive defeat defraud dupe end-run 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

assume bluff feign fool impersonate profess purport put on

act affect allege beguile cheat claim counterfeit cozen deceive delude dissemble dissimulate dupe fish fudge hoodwink jazz jive malinger masquerade mislead sham simulate stonewall sucker whitewash

be deceitful be hypocritical claim falsely lay claim let on make out pass off pass oneself off as put up a front

be honest deny reveal tell the truth

beat eclipse exceed outstrip total

bash best better clobber excel finagle fox outdo outfox outshine overrun transcend

be first blow away go beyond run circles around shut out

fall behind

fail lose surrender

descend drop