outfoxed
Beat through cunning
Outfoxed means outsmarted or outwitted, drawing on the fox's reputation for cunning.
Someone who has been outfoxed was beaten by a cleverer opponent: The defense attorney outfoxed the prosecution at every turn.
The word suggests not just losing but being made to look foolish by superior strategy.
Defeated by cleverness
- outmaneuveredDefeated through superior tactics
- outwittedDefeated by superior thinking
- trickedMisled by cunning
- fooledLed to believe falsely
deceived · bamboozled · hoodwinked · duped · conned · swindled · beguiled · gulled
Overcame in a contest
- beatenHaving lost a contest
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
- vanquishedDefeated completely
- conqueredDefeated and took control
checkmated · outplayed · trumped · thwarted · foiled · undone · one-upped · routed
Cleverly deceptive
- shrewdPractically clever, perceptive
- cleverShowing mental quickness
- wilySkilled at deception
- craftyCleverly deceptive
artful · canny · astute · guileful · calculating · devious · scheming · vulpine
Did better than others
- outclassedBeaten by superior competition
- outshoneExceeded in brilliance
- eclipsedSurpassed or obscured
- exceededWent past a limit
outdid · outstripped · upstaged · transcended · topped · bettered · overtook · left behind
outsmarted
Defeated by cleverness
- outmaneuveredDefeated through superior tactics
- outwittedDefeated by superior thinking
- trickedMisled by cunning
fooled · deceived · bamboozled · hoodwinked · duped · conned · swindled · beguiled · gulled · cozened
bested
Overcame in a contest
- beatenHaving lost a contest
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
- vanquishedDefeated completely
conquered · checkmated · outplayed · trumped · thwarted · foiled · undone · one-upped · routed · trounced
sly
Cleverly deceptive
crafty · artful · canny · astute · guileful · calculating · devious · scheming · vulpine · slick
outperformed
Did better than others
- outclassedBeaten by superior competition
- outshoneExceeded in brilliance
- eclipsedSurpassed or obscured
exceeded · outdid · outstripped · upstaged · transcended · topped · bettered · overtook · left behind