outsmart
verb (used with object)
to get the better of (someone); outwit.
outsmarted
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past participleof outsmart.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof outsmart.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
outsmartverb (used with object)to get the better of (someone); outwit.
Example Sentences
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Italian banker Andrea Orcel did something few thought possible: He outsmarted the Germans on their home turf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Outflanked by cruel and fickle gods at every turn, legendary Greek hero Odysseus outsmarted a one-eyed giant, suffered through the bewitching Sirens’ song and braved the Underworld’s dead denizens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
"It was a challenging beast to contain as it outsmarted us when trying to contain it into a smaller space to capture it," said Craig.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
It’s a macroeconomic version of the pain described by the Moneyist reader, and others like him, who believe that they are being outsmarted and out-earned by their neighbors at every turn.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2025
Those birds being eaten by the other ones, those were birds Crab killed just because all the other animals in the woods had outsmarted him?
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
