Synonyms for duel
ˈdu əl, ˈdyu-du·el

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1. duel, affaire d'honneurnoun

   a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor

   Synonyms:
   affaire d'honneur

2. duelverb

   any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups)

   Synonyms:
   affaire d'honneur

3. duelverb

   fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman

   "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters"

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1. duelnoun

   Synonyms:
   affair of honor

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1. duelnoun

   Synonyms:
   monomachia, monomachy

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1. List of paraphrases for "duel":

   showdown, gunfight, shootout, mourning

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1. Webb Simpson:

   It would be fun to see them duel it out in a tournament here coming up, head-to-head on Sunday.

2. Ewa Brodnicka:

   I did not give up the duel because I did not want to disappoint the fans and the organizers, despite the fact that the last 3 weeks of preparations are fighting pain and crossing my own limits during the rehabilitation of a broken leg.

3. Morgan Ortagus:

   But the one thing that confounds me is the lack of planning, the lack of execution by this administration in withdrawing these forces, general Jack Keane has talked about why did we do this during the height of fighting season, why do seemingly have no plan in place for tens of thousands of people, tens of thousands, who helped us over the last 20 years. I also hear reports we have duel citizens -- dual citizens, American citizens who are potentially still there. It looks chaotic, it looks mismanaged, and the things that’s concerning to me is that this administration looks caught by surprise.

4. Maine Gov. Paul LePage:

   When a snot-nosed little guy from Westbrook calls me a racist, now I’d like him to come up here because, tell you right now, I wish it were 1825, and we would have a duel, that’s how angry I am, and I would not put my gun in the air, I guarantee you, I would not be (Alexander) Hamilton. I would point it right between his eyes, because he is a snot-nosed little runt and he has not done a damn thing since he’s been in this Legislature to help move the state forward.

5. Carl von Clausewitz:

   War is nothing but a duel on a larger scale.