outgeneraled
Lost the battle
Outgeneraled means outmaneuvered or outsmarted by superior strategy, as if defeated by a more skillful military commander.
The word extends beyond warfare to any competitive situation where someone is beaten through better tactics: We had the stronger team, but their coach outgeneraled ours.
Also spelled outgeneralled.
Defeated by cleverness
- outfoxedDefeated by superior cunning
- outthoughtDefeated through cleverness
- deceivedMisled into false belief
- dupedDeceived into believing
tricked · bamboozled · hoodwinked · bluffed · snookered · fooled · gulled · finagled
Beaten through superior planning
- anticipatedExpected in advance
- preemptedActed first to prevent
- calculatedFigured out mathematically
- coordinatedArranged to work together
orchestrated · masterminded · countered · positioned · deployed · maneuvered · headquartered · commanded
Defeated through superior tactics
- flankedPositioned at both sides
- routedOverwhelmingly defeated
- defeatedOvercome in contest
- encircledSurrounded on all sides
ambushed · outflanked · besieged · vanquished · overwhelmed · crushed · repulsed · overrun
King under inescapable attack
- outplayedDefeated through better play
- sacrificedGave up something valued
- trappedUnable to escape
- forkedDivided into prongs
pinned · mated · blundered · skewered · promoted · castled · stalemated · intermezzo
outsmarted
Defeated by cleverness
- outfoxedDefeated by superior cunning
- outthoughtDefeated through cleverness
- deceivedMisled into false belief
duped · tricked · bamboozled · hoodwinked · bluffed · snookered · fooled · gulled · finagled · conned
outstrategized
Beaten through superior planning
- anticipatedExpected in advance
- preemptedActed first to prevent
- calculatedFigured out mathematically
coordinated · orchestrated · masterminded · countered · positioned · deployed · maneuvered · headquartered · commanded · reconnoitered
outmaneuvered
Defeated through superior tactics
encircled · ambushed · outflanked · besieged · vanquished · overwhelmed · crushed · repulsed · overrun · decimated
checkmated
King under inescapable attack
- outplayedDefeated through better play
- sacrificedGave up something valued
- trappedUnable to escape
forked · pinned · mated · blundered · skewered · promoted · castled · stalemated · intermezzo · discovered
outgeneraledoverpowered
Excessively dominant or conquered
overwhelmed · outgunned · outmuscled · brute-forced · steamrolled
outgeneraledoutmaneuvered
Defeated through superior tactics
outflanked · outthought · outwitted · outsmarted · outplayed