outguesses

verb

present tense third-person singular of outguess
as in outthinks

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outguesses
  1. outsmarts
  2. tricks
  3. thwarts
  4. outmaneuvers
  5. balks
  6. frustrates
Verb
  • Seth Rollins outsmarts Bron Breakker The rivalry between Seth Rollins and Bron Breakker has not slowed down one bit.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
Definition of outsmarts
Verb
  • Short crown layers build lift and help create volume, which tricks the eye into seeing more density overall, and face-framing pieces create visual fullness around the face.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Lord Ormund’s Gambit Lord Ormund has many, many tricks up his green sleeves.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of tricks
Verb
  • Heath pilots a fighter jet, deploys bombs in foreign countries, and thwarts cyberattacks, all after remarkably cursory and casual conversations with a government official.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Another tactic is treating ship hulls with special paint that thwarts unwanted hitchhikers from latching on.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Definition of thwarts
Verb
  • As a result, the collapse of Stockmann’s crusade feels rushed—especially in the pivotal town-meeting scene, in which his brother, the mayor, outmaneuvers him and fellow-citizens shout him down.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Definition of outmaneuvers
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  • But when even dim-witted Chad also balks at the plan, Nora is forced to blackmail him into participating.
    — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
  • That number certainly feels like something worth panicking over—the mind balks at all the zeros.
    — Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of balks
Verb
  • The nation’s paperwork regime frustrates every resident, and particularly lower-income residents who use more government programs and interact more frequently with public officials.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
  • What frustrates him more is the way Americans talk about those caught in it.
    — Victor Dey, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of frustrates
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“Outguesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outguesses. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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