outsmarting

outwitting

Defeating by cleverness

• outfoxingDefeating by cunning
• outmaneuveringDefeating through superior tactics
• slyCleverly deceptive

shrewd · astute · canny · crafty · wily · scheming · guileful · artful · devious · calculating

outwitting

Defeating by cleverness

• geniusPerson of rare brilliance
• brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
• acumenSharpness of mind

insight · cleverness · ingenuity · quick-thinking · resourcefulness · brainpower · reasoning · problem-solving · analytical · sharp-minded

besting

Overcoming in competition

• defeatingOvercoming in competition
• outperformingDoing better than others
• outclassingDemonstrating clear superiority

outpacing · beating · overcoming · prevailing · one-upmanship · outgunning · outdoing · surpassing · triumph · victory

tricking

Act of deceiving

• foolingTricking or joking
• deceivingCausing false belief
• dupingDeliberately misleading another

conning · bamboozling · hoodwinking · misleading · bluffing · feinting · faking · misdirecting · subterfuge · ruse

outthinking

Defeating through cleverness

• outplanningStrategizing better than another
• anticipatingExpecting something to happen
• counteringActing in opposition

maneuvering · calculating · plotting · scheming · positioning · flanking · checkmate · gambit · countermove · tactics

quick-witted

Fast at thinking

• reparteeQuick, clever conversation
• wordplayVerbal wit techniques
• quipsBrief witty remarks

banter · sharp-tongued · zingers · retort · rejoinder · riposte · one-liner · sarcasm · irony · deadpan

• competitive strategystrategy, tactics, game theory, bluffing, outmaneuvering
• Anansi folkloreAnansi, spider, trickster, web, eight legs
• deceptionlie, lies, lying, fake, fraud
• evasionevasion, avoiding, avoids, evade, dodging
• outperformingsurpassing, exceeding, excelling, outperforming, outdoing
• winning strategiesvictory, triumph, winning, checkmate, conquest