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/ˌaʊtˈfɒks/ · verb
(transitive) To beat (someone) in a competition of wits with superior cleverness or cunning; to outsmart..
You can win games in two ways. You either outtalent and outmuscle your opponent because you have all the big, fast studs, or you outfox, outplot, and outmaneuver your opponent because you have a system that your opponents can't prepare for in one week.
Use outfox when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Outfox means (transitive) To beat (someone) in a competition of wits with superior cleverness or cunning; to outsmart..
Common synonyms include outwit, outthink, outmaneuver, outguess.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
You can win games in two ways. You either outtalent and outmuscle your opponent because you have all the big, fast studs, or you outfox, outplot, and outmaneuver your opponent because you have a system that your opponents can't prepare for in one week.
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