outthink

[ out-thingk ]
/ ˌaʊtˈθɪŋk /
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verb (used with object), out·thought, out·think·ing.

to excel in thinking; think faster, more accurately, or more perceptively than: outthinking most of her contemporaries in the field of human relations.
to get the advantage of (someone) by quick or clever thinking; outwit: only a split second to outthink his opponent.

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Origin of outthink

First recorded in 1695–1705; out- + think1

Words nearby outthink

outswing, outswinger, outtake, outtalk, outtell, outthink, outthrow, outthrust, outtough, outtrade, outturn
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Words related to outthink

baffle, bamboozle, beat, bewilder, cap, cheat, circumvent, con, confuse, deceive, defeat, defraud, dupe, finagle, gull, gyp, have, hoax, hoodwink, mislead

Example sentences from the Web for outthink

  • Characters like that never think it possible for someone else to outthink them.

    The Misplaced Battleship|Harry Harrison (AKA Henry Maxwell Dempsey)

  • He has been able to outthink police with the help of his cybrain.

    Mutineer|Robert J. Shea

British Dictionary definitions for outthink

outthink
/ (ˌaʊtˈθɪŋk) /

verb -thinks, -thinking or -thought (tr)

to outdo in thinking
to outwit
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