stand off
37 synonyms found
- bear off
- die away
- diminish
- drift away
- dwindle
- ebb
- fade
- fade away
- go
- go away
- haul off
- hold away from
- keep aloof
- keep away
- keep away from
- keep clear of
- maintain distance
- move away
- move off
- pull away
- put off
- recede
- retire
- retrocede
- run from
- sail away from
- shove off
- shrink
- sink
- stand aloof
- stand clear of
- stand from
- steer away from
- steer clear of
- wane
- widen the distance
- withdraw
Definition
(v) :
to operate some distance from the object of the operation; to become involved in a social confrontation, or conflict of interests. (To cause a stand-off is to undertake the action itself.)
(n) :
a device which maintains a fixed distance between two objects, especially between a surface and electrical wiring; a social confrontation, or conflict between persons (see above verb)
"I don't want to get involved in the standoff between those two."