tiebreak

noun

tie·​break ˈtī-ˌbrāk 

plural tiebreaks

: an additional contest or period of play used to select a winner when a competition or part of a competition ends in a tie : tiebreaker

a tennis tiebreak

Examples of tiebreak in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, Sinner had to step up and save set point at 5-6 with a booming 117 miles-per-hour second serve, going on to force the tiebreak. —Patrick Sung, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025

This season ended with an unprecedented three-way tiebreak between Ania, Maisie, and Phil. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025

Denver’s group stage curse continues with a head-to-head tiebreak loss to San Antonio in this absolute gauntlet. —Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 31 Oct. 2025

Carlos Alcaraz and Team Europe. Fritz — who won a huge match against Alcaraz on Saturday night — clinched the victory for Team World in a 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) tiebreak win over world No. 3 Alexander Zverev of Germany at Chase Center in San Francisco. —Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tiebreak

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