outplan
Think further ahead
To outplan is to surpass someone in planning—to devise a better or more thorough strategy: We were outplanned from the start.
The word implies competition where superior preparation leads to advantage: She outplanned her opponents and won the contract.
Methods to achieve goals
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- outthinkDefeat through superior reasoning
- outmaneuverDefeat through superior tactics
- outsmartDefeat through superior cunning
gameplan · blueprint · logistics · coordination · approach · methodology · playbook · formulation
tactics
Methods to achieve goals
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- outthinkDefeat through superior reasoning
- outmaneuverDefeat through superior tactics
outsmart · gameplan · blueprint · logistics · coordination · approach · methodology · playbook · formulation · contingency
outwit
Beat through superior cunning
- outdoExceed in achievement
- outperformAchieve superior results
- outmatchDefeat by superiority
outpace · outstrip · best · defeat · overcome · triumph · prevail · eclipse · outscore · one-up
foresee
Predict future events
prepare · envision · expect · calculate · estimate · project · premeditate · second-guess · counter · read
outplanimprovise
Perform without preparation
wing it · overpower · brute force · outmuscle · react
outplanmiscalculate
Compute incorrectly
blunder · underestimate · fall into a trap · misjudge · overlook