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What is another word for face-off?

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Noun

A direct confrontation or competition between (usually two) teams or groups

A competitive event

(confrontational or angry) An exchange of diverging or opposite views

To engage in a competition or contest

To engage in hostilities or an altercation

To confront someone in a hostile manner, typically with words

To confront or come up against

To face or confront something or someone that is hostile

To exchange or express diverging or opposite views, typically in a heated or angry way

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Noun

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A direct confrontation or competition between (usually two) teams or groups

keeping up with the Joneses

difference of opinion

quarrelling^UK

clamour^UK

clamor^US

quarreling^US

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“The face-off between the top-ranked teams promises to be an intense battle for the championship.”

Noun

A competitive event

Noun

(confrontational or angry) An exchange of diverging or opposite views

difference of opinion

knock down and drag out

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Verb

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To engage in a competition or contest

go up against in contest

match yourself against

pitch oneself against

be in competition with

go eyeball to eyeball with

engage in hostilities

take the field against

be at each other's throats

march against

take the field

fight like cat and dog

be at sixes and sevens

take issue with

contradict each other

take issue

lay into

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“As the two teams prepared to face-off on the soccer field, tension filled the air.”

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To engage in hostilities or an altercation

engage in hostilities

be at each other's throats

fight like Kilkenny cats

fight for King and country

fight for Queen and country

war with

bear arms against

rugby-tackle

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Verb

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To confront someone in a hostile manner, typically with words

come face to face with

meet eyeball-to-eyeball

put a bold face on it

throw down the gauntlet

go the distance against

stand firm

hold the line against

persevere in the face of

grapple with

prevail against

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Verb

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To confront or come up against

enter into combat with

come to close quarters with

come into conflict with

meet head on

get into conflict with

go eyeball to eyeball with

go up against in contest

pitch oneself against

be in competition with

knock chip off shoulder

outdare

make my day

muster courage

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Verb

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To face or confront something or someone that is hostile

knock chip off shoulder

take the bull by the horns

persevere in the face of

go the distance against

hold the line against

meet eyeball-to-eyeball

go one-on-one

shoulder

assume

put a bold face on it

put on a bold front

call someone's bluff

take a stand against

come face to face with

be forced to contend with

stand one's ground against

hold one's ground against

put up struggle

hold your ground

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To exchange or express diverging or opposite views, typically in a heated or angry way

be at sixes and sevens

fight like cat and dog

go at it hammer and tongs

be at each other's throats

have a misunderstanding

make a big thing about

have a difference of opinion

bandy words with somebody

be of a different opinion

be incompatible

have a different opinion

contradict each other

have a slanging match

raise trivial objections

engage in hostilities

go up against in contest

take the field against

be in competition with

match yourself against

pitch oneself against

fight like Kilkenny cats

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