What is another word for standoff?
Pronunciation:
[ stˈandɒf], [ stˈandɒf], [ s_t_ˈa_n_d_ɒ_f]
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Similar words for standoff:
- distant (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- Mexican standoff (noun)
- act (noun)
- dead end (noun)
- dead heat (noun)
- deadlock (noun)
- draw (noun)
- draw, tie (noun)
- event (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- stalemate (noun)
- standstill (noun)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Standoff:
adj.
• distant (adjective)- more insociable,
- re tiring,
- un approachable,
- un-friendlier,
- re served,
- un-companionable,
- with drawn,
- most insociable,
- with-drawn,
- un-concerned,
- un friendliest,
- un companionable,
- re-strained,
- un-friendliest,
- in-sociable,
- up pity,
- un friendlier,
- up-pity,
- un sociable,
- re-served,
- in sociable,
- more standoff,
- more uncompanionable,
- most uncompanionable,
- re strained,
- un-friendly,
- most standoff,
- re-mote,
- un-sociable,
- un-approachable,
- re-tiring,
- un concerned,
- stuckup,
- put airs.
n.
• Mexican standoff (noun)-
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- a war of words,
- confrontation,
- argument,
- conflict,
- controversy,
- quarrel,
- dispute,
- fight,
- misunderstanding,
- disagreement.
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- same.
- six of half a dozen of other,
- six of half a dozen other,
- six of half dozen of other,
- six and half dozen other,
- six of and half dozen the other,
- six of one and half a dozen of other,
- six of one half dozen of the other,
- six one and half a dozen of the other,
- tie games,
- six and half a dozen the other,
- six of one and half dozen of the other,
- six half dozen other,
- even moneys,
- six one half a dozen of the other,
- six of one half dozen other,
- six of one and half dozen other,
- six of one half a dozen the other,
- six one half dozen other,
- six one and half dozen of the other,
- without a differences,
- six and half dozen the other,
- six of one half a dozen of other,
- six half a dozen of the other,
- six of half dozen of the other,
- six one half a dozen of other,
- dead-heat,
- six of one and half a dozen the other,
- six one and half a dozen the other,
- six and half a dozen other,
- six of half a dozen of the other,
- six of half a dozen the other,
- six one half dozen of the other,
- six half a dozen the other,
- six of one and half dozen the other,
- six of and half a dozen of the other,
- six one half a dozen other,
- six of and half dozen of the other,
- six one and half a dozen of other,
- neck-and-neck races,
- six and half a dozen of the other,
- six one and half a dozen other,
- six and half dozen of the other,
- six one and half dozen other,
- six half a dozen other,
- six of and half dozen other,
- six half dozen of the other,
- neck and neck race,
- six of one and half a dozen other,
- six of one and half dozen of other,
- neck and neck races,
- six one half dozen of other,
- six of and half a dozen the other,
- even monies,
- six half dozen the other,
- six of half dozen other,
- six half dozen of other,
- six of one half a dozen of the other,
- six one half dozen the other,
- six of half dozen the other,
- six one half a dozen the other,
- six half a dozen of other,
- six of one half dozen the other,
- six of and half a dozen other,
- six one and half dozen the other,
- six of and half dozen of other,
- six and half a dozen of other,
- six of one half dozen of other,
- six and half dozen of other,
- six one and half dozen of other,
- six of and half a dozen of other,
- without differences,
- blanket finishes,
- six of one half a dozen other.
- tie.
Other synonyms:
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- stalemate.
- glacial,
- shun,
- cool,
- awe,
- blank,
- bottleneck,
- frigidity,
- cutoff,
- shrinking,
- sit-down strike,
- dread,
- removed,
- withdrawn,
- gun,
- lukewarm,
- cold,
- chilly,
- stoppage,
- expressionless,
- standstill,
- reserved,
- equilibrium,
- coordination,
- repelling,
- endgame,
- isolate,
- loathsome,
- unsociable,
- destiny,
- full stop,
- arrest,
- ending,
- fate,
- coldhearted,
- elude,
- impersonal,
- restrained,
- uncongenial,
- heartless,
- forbidding,
- odds,
- dry,
- remote,
- inhospitable,
- hold,
- passionless,
- frozen,
- cut-off,
- apathetic,
- crosstie,
- logjam,
- indifferent,
- association,
- callous,
- eschew,
- subdued,
- offensive,
- adjustment,
- disagreeable,
- repel,
- discreet,
- fair shake,
- equilibration,
- drawing card,
- Temporization,
- walkout,
- connection,
- refrain,
- attractor,
- icy,
- defy,
- abstain,
- toss,
- Pococurante,
- abhorrent,
- cold-eyed,
- disobey,
- stand away,
- stop,
- photo finish,
- impede,
- impassive,
- frigid,
- balk,
- standoffish,
- frosty,
- linkage,
- undemonstrative,
- stand,
- sleeper,
- readjustment,
- necktie,
- desist,
- move off,
- stay,
- reject,
- inaccessible,
- tie beam,
- work stoppage,
- attraction,
- end,
- abomination,
- asocial,
- divide,
- equation,
- detached,
- clasp,
- repugnance,
- batch,
- attractiveness,
- repulsive force,
- unclubbable,
- even break,
- hooking,
- exclusive,
- guarded,
- constrained,
- linkup,
- grinding halt,
- off shore,
- draw poker,
- no-win situation,
- bashful,
- lace,
- detestable,
- checkmate,
- wintery,
- move away,
- lot,
- nonchalant,
- even chance,
- nonchalance,
- haulage,
- Apathetical,
- solitary,
- unwelcome,
- equalization,
- endure,
- square odds,
- stand-off,
- insensible,
- crook,
- escaped,
- bond,
- affiliation,
- bell,
- draw play,
- strike,
- railroad tie,
- retiring,
- disgusting,
- demur,
- ugly,
- withstand,
- horror,
- offish,
- backward,
- tie up,
- fishlike,
- link,
- halt,
- haul,
- unbending,
- fair,
- reticent,
- introverted,
- check,
- repulsive,
- aloof,
- detach,
- suppressed,
- insulate,
- modest,
- hook,
- countervail,
- Attracter,
- resist,
- nauseous,
- stall,
- repressed,
- fifty-fifty,
- refuse,
- revulsion,
- avoid,
- lockout,
- couple,
- Eschewer.
How to use "Standoff" in context?
A standoff is a situation where two or more people are faced with each other, usually with weapons drawn, at a distance where they can neither attack nor retreat without putting themselves in danger. This situation usually occurs in tense and dangerous negotiations, as well as in high-stress hostage situations.
The term was first popularized in the United States during the Klansman standoff of Gaultier Lee Ross and the FBI at a Communist sympathizer's home in New Philadelphia, Ohio, on 4 July 1964. Ross had been on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List and was wanted for murdering a white man.
Paraphrases for Standoff:
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
confrontation.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
disagreement, predicament, strife, tension, matches.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
crisis.
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Proper noun, singular
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