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Synonyms for face-off in English

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face-off:
- face-off; encounter; confrontation; showdown

English

Detailed Synonyms for face-off in English

face-off:

face-off [the ~] noun

the face-off

– (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players ¹
the face-off
– (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players ¹
- face-off [the ~] noun
the face-off

– a hostile disagreement face-to-face ¹
the encounter; the confrontation; the face-off; the showdown
– a hostile disagreement face-to-face ¹
- encounter [the ~] noun
- confrontation [the ~] noun
- face-off [the ~] noun
- showdown [the ~] noun

Alternate Synonyms for "face-off":

confrontation; encounter; showdown; disagreement
beginning; start; commencement

Related Definitions for "face-off":

(ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players¹
a hostile disagreement face-to-face¹

Related Synonyms for face-off

face
off

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University