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Synonyms for standoff
stand·off
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Princeton's WordNet
draw, standoff, tienoun
the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
"the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie"
Synonyms:
crosstie, tie-up, lot, drawing card, attractor, haul, linkup, necktie, hook, tie, repulsion, hooking, tie-in, draw poker, affiliation, haulage, draw play, draw, attracter, sleeper, association, attraction, railroad tie, tie beam, linkrepulsion, standoffnoun
the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand
Synonyms:
repulsive force, horror, repugnance, tie, repulsion, draw, revulsion
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#282 | link | |
#726 | association | |
#748 | lot | |
#3350 | draw | |
#3752 | crisis | |
#4260 | horror | |
#4607 | tie | |
#5410 | attraction | |
#5613 | hook | |
#8173 | affiliation | |
#14302 | haul | |
#18669 | sleeper | |
#18823 | confrontation | |
#27979 | hooking | |
#28830 | deadlock | |
#31131 | standoff | |
#41226 | impasse | |
#42229 | haulage | |
#48423 | stalemate | |
#51240 | attractor | |
#52797 | necktie | |
#53901 | repulsion | |
#67348 | revulsion | |
#88221 | linkup | |
#143011 | repugnance |
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MSF denounces any European government which is choosing political scoring of points above saving lives at sea, people were threatening to jump into the water (during) the standoff between Italy and Malta, because they were scared and said if we have to die we'd rather die at sea than in Libya.
We still view the U.S.-Chinese trade standoff as a major bearish consideration that will likely be requiring additional downward oil demand adjustments as this year proceeds.
While attempting to continue the dialogue, the suspect shot several times at those officers, during the standoff between the suspect and the police, the female involved was able to jump out of the second-floor window.
This (the F-35 standoff) is really a symptom, not a cause of the problem between the two countries.
There's a very high chance Iskanders will be deployed in Kaliningrad, but the Iskanders are our ace card in the standoff over missile defense and NATO's activity around our borders. We need to use it cleverly. There's a big game going on and we don't want to throw it away at the start. We'll play it when Russia needs it most politically.
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