Antonyms for outguess
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : out-ges |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌaʊtˈgɛs |
Definition of outguess
- As in outwit/outsmart : verb get the better of; figure out before another
- As in outwit : verb deceive
- As in outsmart : verb outwit
- As in outthink : verb outwit
- The German will outguess him, and it's up to him to outguess the German in turn.
- Extract from : « The Pathless Trail » by Arthur O. (Arthur Olney) Friel
- He was always able to outguess me in a pinch and seemed to know by intuition what was coming.
- Extract from : « Pitching in a Pinch » by Christy Mathewson
- So it was that each was trying his best to outguess the other.
- Extract from : « The Adventures of Lightfoot the Deer » by Thornton W. Burgess
- Reddy was trying to outguess Blacky, and Blacky was trying to outguess Reddy, and both were enjoying it.
- Extract from : « Bowser The Hound » by Thornton W. Burgess
- And Elliott said that you could outguess dear old Mother Nature herself!
- Extract from : « Then I'll Come Back to You » by Larry Evans
- You can outguess your opponent because you know his movements even as his body tenses to make them.
- Extract from : « Planet of the Damned » by Harry Harrison
- The extra something consisted of a talent to out-think and outguess the quarry he was running.
- Extract from : « The Duck-footed Hound » by James Arthur Kjelgaard
- But just now he must depend on that nimble wit of his that had so often helped him to outguess an opponent.
- Extract from : « Baseball Joe in the World Series » by Lester Chadwick
- The idea was that there was a pattern of thinking in sabotage, and if you could solve it, you could outguess the saboteur.
- Extract from : « Space Platform » by Murray Leinster
- It ran counter to every principle of military thinking save one, which was that it was a good idea to outguess the enemy.
- Extract from : « Space Platform » by Murray Leinster
Synonyms for outguess
- baffle
- bamboozle
- beat
- bewilder
- cap
- cheat
- circumvent
- con
- confuse
- deceive
- defeat
- defraud
- dupe
- end run
- end-run
- fake out
- figure out
- finagle
- fox
- goose
- gull
- gyp
- have
- hoax
- hoodwink
- jip
- juke
- lead astray
- make a fool of
- make a monkey of
- mislead
- outdo
- outfox
- outgeneral
- outguess
- outjockey
- outmaneuver
- outsmart
- outthink
- overreach
- pull a fast one on
- put one over on
- run circles around
- swindle
- take in
- top
- trick
- worst
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