standoff (40 synonym found)

Standoff has 40 synonyms. The top synonyms for standoff are arrest, bell, check, checkmate, cutoff, dead heat, dead stop, deadlock and 32 more. Browse the full list below.

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What is a synonym for standoff?

A common synonym for standoff is arrest. Other synonyms include bell, check, checkmate, cutoff.

How many synonyms does standoff have?

Standoff has 40 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.

What does standoff mean?

(v): to operate some distance from the object of the operation; to become involved in a social confrontation, or conflict of interests.

Definition of standoff:

(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."
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Definition of standoff:

(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."
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