outfoxes
Gets around cleverly
Outfoxes means to defeat or outwit someone through superior cunning or cleverness—to be more sly than the sly.
The fox is proverbially crafty, so to outfox is to out-clever: She outfoxes her competitors by anticipating market shifts before they do.
The word implies strategic thinking rather than brute force.
Overcomes or bests
- beatsPulses or defeats
- bestsDefeats or surpasses
- triumphsOverwhelming victories
- overcomesDefeats or masters
prevails · vanquishes · conquers · surpasses · eclipses · tops · outdoes · upstages
Defeats by superior cunning
- outsmartsDefeats through superior cunning
- outmaneuversDefeats through superior tactics
- tricksDeceptive acts or techniques
- deceivesCauses false belief
beguiles · dupes · hoodwinks · bamboozles · fools · cons · swindles · misleads
Defeats through superior skill
- outthinksSurpasses in reasoning
- checkmatesInescapable winning moves
- blindsidesSurprises with unexpected impact
- flanksLateral body portions
feints · gambits · countermoves · anticipates · calculates · schemes · plots · maneuvers
defeats
Overcomes or bests
overcomes · prevails · vanquishes · conquers · surpasses · eclipses · tops · outdoes · upstages · underdog
outwits
Defeats by superior cunning
- outsmartsDefeats through superior cunning
- outmaneuversDefeats through superior tactics
- tricksDeceptive acts or techniques
deceives · beguiles · dupes · hoodwinks · bamboozles · fools · cons · swindles · misleads · snookers
outplays
Defeats through superior skill
- outthinksSurpasses in reasoning
- checkmatesInescapable winning moves
- blindsidesSurprises with unexpected impact
flanks · feints · gambits · countermoves · anticipates · calculates · schemes · plots · maneuvers · tactician
outfoxesoverpowers
Defeats through greater strength
outmuscles · brute-forces · strong-arms · bulldozes · crushes