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Standoff synonyms
stănd'ôf', -ŏf'
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stalemate
(Chess) Any situation in which a player, whose king is not currently in check, cannot move without placing that king in check: it results in a draw
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  1. (Chess) Any situation in which a player, whose king is not currently in check, cannot move without placing that king in check: it results in a draw
  2. (Chess) The state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.
  3. Any unresolved situation in which further action is impossible or useless; deadlock; draw
deadlock
(Computing) An inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation
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  1. (Computing) An inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation
  2. A standstill resulting from the action of equal and opposed forces; stalemate
  3. A tie between opponents in the course of a contest
draw
The result of drawing.
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  1. The result of drawing.
  2. A special advantage; an edge:
  3. (--- Games) A draw shot.
dead end
An end of a passage, especially a street, that affords no exit.
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  1. An end of a passage, especially a street, that affords no exit.
  2. A situation or subject that allows for no progress or development.
  3. A situation from which there seems no way to escape, move forward, etc.; an impasse
dead heat
A political campaign or other contest that is so close that it is impossible to predict the winner.
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  1. A political campaign or other contest that is so close that it is impossible to predict the winner.
  2. A race in which two or more contestants reach the finish line at exactly the same time; tie
deadlock
A standstill resulting from the action of equal and opposed forces; stalemate
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  1. A standstill resulting from the action of equal and opposed forces; stalemate
  2. (Computing) An inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation
  3. A tie between opponents in the course of a contest
draw
One that attracts interest, customers, or spectators:
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  1. One that attracts interest, customers, or spectators:
  2. A special advantage; an edge:
  3. (--- Games) A draw shot.
stalemate
(Chess) The state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.
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  1. (Chess) The state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.
  2. A drawing position in chess in which the king, although not in check, can move only into check and no other piece can move.
  3. Any unresolved situation in which further action is impossible or useless; deadlock; draw
tie
An equality of scores, votes, or performance in a contest:
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  1. An equality of scores, votes, or performance in a contest:
  2. A contest or match in which there is such an equality; draw; stalemate
  3. A contest so resulting; a draw.
Find another word for standoff. In this page you can discover 13 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for standoff, like: stalemate, deadlock, draw, dead end, delay, pause, tie, dead heat, deadlock, draw and stalemate.

Sentence Examples

  • In the final mission in the last standoff room, there's a door in between the twin bunkers that will not open.

  • Union officials predict strikes could end the standoff that could result from this problem, but with cheaper labor in other countries, bottom-line prices may have the final word.

  • In the meantime, Saldivar engaged in a 10-hour standoff with police as she sat in her pick-up truck with a gun pointed at her head.

  • The standoff between India and Pakistan over who owns the mountainous Kashmir region remains lethal.

  • Oxfam warned that such obstinacy from the EU and the resultant standoff between major trading powers would ultimately harm developing countries.

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