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Synonyms & Antonyms of face-off
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an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another
- the annual fall face-off between these traditional rivals is a big event for both football-mad colleges
Synonyms for face-off
- ball game,
- battle,
- combat,
- competition,
- conflict,
- confrontation,
- contention,
- contest,
- dogfight,
- duel,
- grapple,
- match,
- rivalry,
- strife,
- struggle,
- sweepstakes
- (also sweep-stake),
- tug-of-war,
- war,
- warfare
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Near Antonyms for face-off
face off
verb
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“Face-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/face-off. Accessed 21 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of face-off was in 1889
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