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one-on-one

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of one-on-one

in direct confrontation or competition

  • bragged that no one could go one-on-one with her in a game of darts and win
Synonyms of one-on-one

eyeball-to-eyeball, face-to-face, head-on, head-to-head, mano a mano, toe-to-toe

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