outmaneuvered
Lost the positioning
Outmaneuvered means defeated through superior strategy or tactics.
The word comes from military contexts—armies outmaneuver enemies by positioning troops more cleverly—but applies broadly to any competitive situation: She outmaneuvered her rivals for the promotion, The defense attorney outmaneuvered the prosecution at every turn.
To be outmaneuvered is to lose not through lack of resources but through being outsmarted.
Methods to achieve goals
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- planningArranging for future events
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- anticipationState of awaiting something
calculated · outthought · outfoxed · countermove · gambit · feint · deception · timing
Overcome in contest
- bestedOvercame in a contest
- beatenHaving lost a contest
- outplayedDefeated through better play
- outsmartedDefeated by cleverness
outclassed · underdog · upset · rivalry · opponents · victory · triumph · playoffs
Positioned at both sides
- ambushedAttacked from concealment
- encircledSurrounded on all sides
- outflankedBypassed at the flanks
- routedOverwhelmingly defeated
besieged · counterattacked · feinted · retreated · overrun · pincer · blitzkrieg · guerrilla
Defeated by superior thinking
- outsmartedDefeated by cleverness
- outfoxedDefeated by superior cunning
- slyCleverly deceptive
- shrewdPractically clever, perceptive
wily · crafty · scheming · guileful · devious · calculating · clever · artful
Sought political influence
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- filibusteredObstructed by prolonged speaking
- gerrymanderedDistricts redrawn for partisan advantage
- caucusedMet to select nominees
stonewalled · dealmaking · backroom · opposition · bipartisan · vetoed · overruled · undermined
Sell cheaper than rivals
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- hostile takeoverUnwanted corporate buyout attempt
- leveragedEmployed for advantage
- buyoutPurchase of controlling interest
market share · disrupted · outbid · cornered · monopolized · startup · incumbent · competitor
tactics
Methods to achieve goals
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- planningArranging for future events
- positioningArranging in specific locations
anticipation · calculated · outthought · outfoxed · countermove · gambit · feint · deception · timing · resourcefulness
defeated
Overcome in contest
outsmarted · outclassed · underdog · upset · rivalry · opponents · victory · triumph · playoffs · finals
flanked
Positioned at both sides
- ambushedAttacked from concealment
- encircledSurrounded on all sides
- outflankedBypassed at the flanks
routed · besieged · counterattacked · feinted · retreated · overrun · pincer · blitzkrieg · guerrilla · reconnaissance
outwitted
Defeated by superior thinking
- outsmartedDefeated by cleverness
- outfoxedDefeated by superior cunning
- slyCleverly deceptive
shrewd · wily · crafty · scheming · guileful · devious · calculating · clever · artful · canny
lobbied
Sought political influence
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- filibusteredObstructed by prolonged speaking
- gerrymanderedDistricts redrawn for partisan advantage
caucused · stonewalled · dealmaking · backroom · opposition · bipartisan · vetoed · overruled · undermined · sidelined
undercut
Sell cheaper than rivals
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- hostile takeoverUnwanted corporate buyout attempt
- leveragedEmployed for advantage
buyout · market share · disrupted · outbid · cornered · monopolized · startup · incumbent · competitor · pivoted
- demolishedbeaten, defeated, crushed, destroyed, demolished
- stuckjammed, clogged, trapped, stuck in mud, snowed in
outmaneuveredoutwitted
Defeated by superior thinking
outsmarted · outfoxed · turned the tables · seized the initiative · outplayed
outmaneuveredoverpowered
Excessively dominant or conquered
brute-forced · steamrolled · crushed · outmuscled · overwhelmed