verb
- to anticipate or predict what someone will do and act accordingly; to guess correctly what another person is thinking or planning
Usage: transitive verb; common in sports and competitive contexts
Examples
- The quarterback tried to outguess the defense by calling an unexpected play.
- She outguessed her opponent's strategy and won the chess match.
- It's hard to outguess what the market will do next.
- The coach outguessed the other team's play-calling all season long.
- He attempted to outguess her reaction, but she surprised him anyway.