verb
- present participle of outplot; to surpass or defeat someone by devising a more clever or cunning plan
Usage: often used in competitive or adversarial contexts; literary or formal usage
Examples
- The detective was outplotting the criminal by anticipating his next move.
- In the chess match, she succeeded in outplotting her opponent with a brilliant strategy.
- The rival company tried outplotting us, but we had already prepared a countermeasure.
- He spent weeks outplotting his competitors to secure the business deal.
- The protagonist was outplotting the villain throughout the entire novel.