outguess

Verb

Meaning

attempt to anticipate or predict

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

outwit outsmart second-guess outfox fox cap defeat beat worst trick confuse evade circumvent figure out anticipate

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Hypernyms

call promise predict anticipate foretell forebode

Examples

In real conversations, we are always trying to outguess each other. William Poundstone

With your sheets like metal and your belt like lace, And your deck of cards missing the jack and the ace, And your basement clothes and your hollow face, Who among them can think he could outguess you? Bob Dylan

Close letter words and terms

outgrown outgrowth outguard outguide outgun outgunned