verb
- past tense of outscheme; to devise or execute a scheme that is more clever or effective than someone else's
Usage: transitive verb; informal
Examples
- She outschemed her competitors by anticipating their every move.
- The detective outschemed the criminal mastermind and solved the case.
- He felt outschemed when he realized his rival had planned ahead.
- They outschemed the opposing team with a brilliant tactical strategy.
- By thinking three steps ahead, she outschemed everyone in the negotiation.