Outsmart — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

beat through cleverness and wit

defeat by more skillful maneuvering

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/aʊtsmˈɑːɹt/

🇬🇧British English

/aʊtsmˈɑːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/aʊtsmˈɑːt/

2 syllables Say it as /aʊtsmˈɑːɹt/.

Examples

I beat the traffic
She outfoxed her competitors
The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

circumvent overreach outmaneuver outfox outwit beat outmanoeuvre

Parts of Speech

verb	beat through cleverness and wit “I beat the traffic”
verb	defeat by more skillful maneuvering “The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans”

Word Forms

beatable

adjective

susceptible to being defeated

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

überlisten

durch Klugheit und Witz schlagen

🇫🇷French

déjouer

vaincre l'intelligence et l'esprit

🇪🇸Spanish

burlar

vencer a través de la astucia y el ingenio

🇮🇹Italian

superare in astuzia

battere con intelligenza e arguzia

🇳🇱Dutch

te slim af

verslaan door slimheid en humor

🇵🇹Portuguese

ser mais esperto

vencer com inteligência e inteligência

🇷🇺Russian

перехитрить

побеждать с помощью ума и остроумия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चतुरता में मात देना

चतुराई और बुद्धि से हराओ

🇮🇳Tamil

அவுட்ஸ்மார்ட்

புத்திசாலித்தனம் மற்றும் புத்திசாலித்தனம் மூலம் வெற்றி

🇮🇳Telugu

అవుట్‌స్మార్ట్

తెలివి మరియు తెలివి ద్వారా ఓడించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

हुशार

हुशारी आणि बुद्धीने विजय मिळवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

આઉટસ્માર્ટ

હોશિયારી અને સમજશક્તિ દ્વારા હરાવ્યું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಔಟ್ಸ್ಮಾರ್ಟ್

ಬುದ್ಧಿವಂತಿಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಬುದ್ಧಿವಂತಿಕೆಯ ಮೂಲಕ ಸೋಲಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഔട്ട്സ്മാർട്ട്

ബുദ്ധിയും ബുദ്ധിയും കൊണ്ട് തോൽപ്പിക്കുക

🇵🇰Urdu

ہوشیار

ہوشیاری اور عقل کے ذریعے شکست دی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

智取

🇯🇵Japanese

出し抜け

賢さと機知で打ち勝つ

🇰🇷Korean

한 수 앞서다

영리함과 재치로 승리하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khôn ngoan hơn

đánh bại nhờ sự thông minh và hóm hỉnh

🇹🇭Thai

ชิงไหวชิงพริบ

เอาชนะด้วยความฉลาดและไหวพริบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengakali

mengalahkan melalui kepintaran dan kecerdasan

🇲🇾Malay

mengakali

mengalahkan melalui kepandaian dan kecerdasan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اغلب

فاز من خلال الذكاء والذكاء

🇮🇷Persian

پیشی گرفتن

ضرب و شتم از طریق زیرکی و شوخ طبعی

🇹🇷Turkish

zekice

zekayı ve zekayı yenmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַעֲרִים

לנצח באמצעות פיקחות ושנינות

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