outguessing
Staying mentally ahead
Outguessing is anticipating and countering what someone else will think or do.
The word implies a competitive mental game—trying to stay one step ahead: She kept outguessing the detective.
In strategy and game theory, outguessing involves predicting an opponent's moves to gain advantage: They've been outguessing us at every turn.
One who contends against
- rivalOne who competes against
- adversaryEnemy in conflict
- challengerOne competing against incumbent
- matchupScheduled competitive pairing
contest · duel · showdown · one-upmanship · victory · defeat · winning · losing
Forecast of coming events
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- intuitionInstinctive immediate understanding
- expectationBelief about future outcomes
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
surmise · speculation · prognostication · prescience · forethought · projection · estimation · extrapolation
Calculated false front
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
guile · trickery · maneuver · subterfuge · wile · artifice · craftiness · shrewdness
Methods to achieve goals
- planningArranging for future events
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- countermoveResponding strategic action
chess · anticipatory · positioning · adaptation · approach · methodology · counterstrategy · contingency
opponent
One who contends against
- rivalOne who competes against
- adversaryEnemy in conflict
- challengerOne competing against incumbent
matchup · contest · duel · showdown · one-upmanship · victory · defeat · winning · losing · underdog
prediction
Forecast of coming events
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- intuitionInstinctive immediate understanding
- expectationBelief about future outcomes
conjecture · surmise · speculation · prognostication · prescience · forethought · projection · estimation · extrapolation · forecasting
bluff
Calculated false front
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
cunning · guile · trickery · maneuver · subterfuge · wile · artifice · craftiness · shrewdness · astuteness
tactics
Methods to achieve goals
- planningArranging for future events
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
- analysisMethodical study of parts
countermove · chess · anticipatory · positioning · adaptation · approach · methodology · counterstrategy · contingency · defensive
outguessingmisjudging
Assessing incorrectly
miscalculating · losing · being wrong · falling for it · misreading
outguessingreacting
Giving a response
responding · following · guessing · waiting · telegraphing
guess, guessing, guessed, guesswork, guesses, guesstimate, unguessable, guesser, outguess