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- after two hours they had played to a 5-5 standoff
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- the standoff continued for three days before the fugitive gave himself up to the authorities
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standoff
adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of standoff (Entry 2 of 3)
- the client's standoff attitude suggested that this was going to be a strictly business relationship
Synonyms for standoff
- aloof,
- antisocial,
- asocial,
- buttoned-up,
- cold,
- cold-eyed,
- cool,
- detached,
- distant,
- dry,
- frosty,
- offish,
- remote,
- standoffish,
- unbending,
- unclubbable,
- unsociable
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Near Antonyms for standoff
- boon,
- clubbable
- (also clubable),
- clubby,
- companionable,
- convivial,
- extroverted
- (also extraverted),
- gregarious,
- outgoing
Antonyms for standoff
stand off
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“Standoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standoff. Accessed 30 Nov. 2020.
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The first known use of standoff was in 1603
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