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

The sisters looked rusty in a first-round match against Marta Kostyuk and Peyton Stearns, losing 6-2, 1-6, 10-8, but came close to a stunning comeback in the deciding 10-point tiebreak. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

The set went to a tiebreak, where Williams rallied from down a break twice and forced a third set. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tiebreak

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• daybreak
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• handshake
• headache