outjockeyed
Lost positioning battle
Outjockeyed means outmaneuvered or outsmarted through clever tactics, from the figurative sense of jockey as scheming for advantage.
Someone who gets outjockeyed loses a competition not through lack of ability but because an opponent was craftier: He outjockeyed the other bidders to win the contract.
She felt outjockeyed by her colleague's political savvy.
Ongoing contest between opponents
- opponentOne who contends against
- adversaryEnemy in conflict
- contestOrganized competitive event
- defeatVictory over another
triumph · dominance · edge · clash · supremacy · victory · challenge · struggle
Defeated through superior tactics
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- countermoveResponding strategic action
- anticipationState of awaiting something
calculation · foresight · maneuvering · leverage · advantage · scheming · adaptation · resourcefulness
Exceed in achievement
- outdoExceed in achievement
- outshineExceed in brilliance
- eclipseCelestial body blocks another
- outclassExceed in quality
outpace · overtake · outstrip · outwit · outsmart · outfox · outflank · best
Domesticated riding animal
- trackPath or monitored route
- thoroughbredOf pure ancestral line
- derbyOpen-entry competition
- steeplechaseObstacle course race
furlong · saddle · turf · paddock · homestretch · silks · reins · handicap
rivalry
Ongoing contest between opponents
defeat · triumph · dominance · edge · clash · supremacy · victory · challenge · struggle · confrontation
outmaneuvered
Defeated through superior tactics
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- countermoveResponding strategic action
anticipation · calculation · foresight · maneuvering · leverage · advantage · scheming · adaptation · resourcefulness · chess
surpass
Exceed in achievement
outclass · outpace · overtake · outstrip · outwit · outsmart · outfox · outflank · best · prevail
horse
Domesticated riding animal
- trackPath or monitored route
- thoroughbredOf pure ancestral line
- derbyOpen-entry competition
steeplechase · furlong · saddle · turf · paddock · homestretch · silks · reins · handicap · gate
outjockeyedprevailed
Proved stronger ultimately
won · triumphed · turned the tables · bested · dominated
outjockeyedoverpowered
Excessively dominant or conquered
outmuscled · brute-forced · steamrolled · bulldozed · crushed