Thesaurus / outwit
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
Here was a woman's revenge, to bait, to charm, to spurn; and then to outwit him!
THE SECRET WITNESSGEORGE GIBBS
Peachum then intends to outwit me in this Affair; but Ill be even with him.
THE BEGGAR'S OPERAJOHN GAY
Something must be done, and quickly, Tharn realized, were he to outwit those whose feet were even now pounding on the stairs.
WARRIOR OF THE DAWNHOWARD CARLETON BROWNE
The Princess saw that her only hope was to outwit the fox, and she immediately thought of a plan to gain her end.
EDMUND DULACS FAIRY-BOOKEDMUND DULAC
I think they are going to attempt to take us by surprise, but by the aid of the Prophet we will outwit them.
But now it recognizes opposition, an effort to outwit it due to your switching the pattern of imitation.
THE 4-D DOODLERGRAPH WALDEYER
At last the two animals held a council together to decide what to do, whether to emigrate or to attempt to outwit their enemy.
JAPANESE FAIRY WORLDWILLIAM ELLIOT GRIFFIS
The motor-car was another immense enlargement of liberty—and license; it was so easy to outstrip pursuit and outwit espionage.
WHAT WILL PEOPLE SAY?RUPERT HUGHES
Here was a fine place to conceal the trap and I said, "Old fellow, here I will surely outwit you."
FIFTY YEARS A HUNTER AND TRAPPERELDRED NATHANIEL WOODCOCK
And it proved to be an equally undisputable fact that when Ted Lumsden managed to outwit her he became the hero of the hour.
WORDS RELATED TO OUTWIT
- baffle
- be beyond someone
- beat around the bush
- bilk
- circumvent
- confound
- cop out
- ditch
- dodge
- double
- duck
- eschew
- evade
- flee
- fly
- foil
- frustrate
- get around
- get away from
- give the runaround
- give the slip
- give wide berth to
- hem and haw
- not touch
- outrun
- outwit
- pass the buck
- pass up
- puzzle
- run around
- shirk
- shuck
- shun
- shy
- stall
- stay shy of
- steer clear of
- stonewall
- stump
- thwart
- baffle
- be beyond someone
- beat around the bush
- bilk
- circumvent
- confound
- cop out
- ditch
- dodge
- double
- duck
- eschew
- evade
- flee
- fly
- foil
- frustrate
- get around
- get away from
- give the runaround
- give the slip
- give wide berth to
- hem and haw
- not touch
- outrun
- outwit
- pass the buck
- pass up
- puzzle
- run around
- shirk
- shuck
- shun
- shy
- stall
- stay shy of
- steer clear of
- stonewall
- stump
- thwart
- baffle
- balk
- beat
- bilk
- bollix
- buffalo
- check
- checkmate
- counter
- crab
- cramp
- crimp
- curb
- dash
- defeat
- disappoint
- disconcert
- ditch
- dodge
- duck
- elude
- faze
- foul up
- frustrate
- get around
- give the run-around
- give the slip
- hang up
- hinder
- juke
- nullify
- outwit
- prevent
- rattle
- restrain
- run circles around
- run rings around
- shake
- shake off
- shuffle off
- skip
- stop
- stymie
- throw monkey wrench in
- thwart
- upset the apple cart
- baffle
- balk
- beat
- bilk
- bollix
- buffalo
- check
- checkmate
- counter
- crab
- cramp
- crimp
- curb
- dash
- defeat
- disappoint
- disconcert
- ditch
- dodge
- duck
- elude
- faze
- foul up
- frustrate
- get around
- give the run-around
- give the slip
- hang up
- hinder
- juke
- nullify
- outwit
- prevent
- rattle
- restrain
- run circles around
- run rings around
- shake
- shake off
- shuffle off
- skip
- stop
- stymie
- throw monkey wrench in
- thwart
- upset the apple cart
- baffle
- balk
- beat
- bilk
- bollix
- buffalo
- check
- checkmate
- counter
- crab
- cramp
- crimp
- curb
- dash
- defeat
- disappoint
- disconcert
- ditch
- dodge
- duck
- elude
- faze
- foul up
- frustrate
- get around
- give the run-around
- give the slip
- hang up
- hinder
- juke
- nullify
- outwit
- prevent
- rattle
- restrain
- run circles around
- run rings around
- shake
- shake off
- shuffle off
- skip
- stop
- stymie
- throw monkey wrench in
- thwart
- upset the apple cart
- annul
- arrest
- baffle
- balk
- bar
- beat
- block
- cancel
- check
- circumvent
- confront
- conquer
- counter
- counteract
- cramp
- cramp one's style
- crimp
- dash
- dash one's hope
- defeat
- depress
- discourage
- dishearten
- foil
- forbid
- forestall
- foul up
- give the run around
- halt
- hang up
- hinder
- hold up
- impede
- inhibit
- lick
- negate
- neutralize
- nullify
- obstruct
- obviate
- outwit
- overcome
- preclude
- prevent
- prohibit
- render null and void
- ruin
- stump
- stymie
- upset the applecart
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.