verb
- present participle of outscheme; to surpass or defeat someone by devising a better or more cunning plan or scheme
Usage: informal; often used in competitive or adversarial contexts
Examples
- She was outscheming her rivals by planning three moves ahead.
- The detective was outscheming the criminal mastermind at every turn.
- He spent weeks outscheming his competitors to win the contract.
- They were outscheming each other in an elaborate game of strategy.
- By outscheming the opposition, the team secured a decisive victory.
- She had a talent for outscheming her opponents in business negotiations.