outmanoeuvre
Beat through cleverness
To outmanoeuvre is to gain advantage over an opponent through superior tactics or clever positioning.
The word comes from military contexts—troops outmanoeuvring enemy forces—but applies broadly to any competitive situation: She outmanoeuvred her rivals for the promotion, The smaller company outmanoeuvred the industry giants.
Also spelled outmaneuver.
Defeat through superior reasoning
- outfoxDefeat by cleverness
- outwitBeat through superior cunning
- outsmartDefeat through superior cunning
- outplayDefeat through superior performance
countermove · gambit · ploy · stratagem · feint · ruse · finesse · positioning
Beat through superior cunning
- deceiveCause false belief
- trickDeliberate deception
- misleadCause false belief
- feintDeceptive mock attack
bluff · misdirect · hoodwink · bamboozle · double-cross · fake out · wrong-foot · lure
Achieve superior results
- outpaceExceed in velocity
- outdoExceed in achievement
- outclassExceed in quality
- surpassExceed in achievement
overtake · outstrip · best · triumph · prevail · edge out · steal a march · leapfrog
Side of body
- encirclementSurrounding enemy forces completely
- pincerGrasping claw organ
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- outflankBypass an opponent's position
infiltrate · envelop · reconnaissance · guerrilla · siege · deployment · salient · counteroffensive
outthink
Defeat through superior reasoning
- outfoxDefeat by cleverness
- outwitBeat through superior cunning
- outsmartDefeat through superior cunning
outplay · countermove · gambit · ploy · stratagem · feint · ruse · finesse · positioning · anticipate
outwit
Beat through superior cunning
feint · bluff · misdirect · hoodwink · bamboozle · double-cross · fake out · wrong-foot · lure · bait
outperform
Achieve superior results
surpass · overtake · outstrip · best · triumph · prevail · edge out · steal a march · leapfrog · undercut
flank
Side of body
- encirclementSurrounding enemy forces completely
- pincerGrasping claw organ
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
outflank · infiltrate · envelop · reconnaissance · guerrilla · siege · deployment · salient · counteroffensive · rearguard
outmanoeuvrefall into a trap
Get caught by deception
play into someone's hands · succumb · capitulate · lose ground · be had