Textual thesaurus for "outsmart"

(verb) outfox, outwit, overreach, circumvent, beat

beat through cleverness and wit

I beat the traffic; She outfoxed her competitors

(verb) outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre

defeat by more skillful maneuvering

The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans; My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations