Synonyms for shootout
ˈʃutˌaʊtshootout

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1. gunfight, gunplay, shootoutnoun

   a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten

   Synonyms:
   gunfight, gunplay

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1. List of paraphrases for "shootout":

   shooting, gunfight, shoot-out, duel, firefight, battle, gunfire, drive-by

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1. Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty:

   A penalty shootout is a very uncomfortable event, it’s painful because the pressure is so intense, and of course, the consequences of failing are so dire. Penalties, for me, are wonderful!

2. Chief Smith:

   As the events transpired, Marlin Mack engaged in a shootout with our officers and I believe it was the fourth shootout in the span of a couple of hours, in which Marlin Mack was then shot and killed.

3. The Canadians:

   In all honesty, it was very anti-climactic for us to lose in a shootout, because it didn’t feel as if you lost a game, it almost felt like unfinished business. So going into this gold-medal game, regardless of who we play, we’re here to finish business and win a hockey game.

4. Brett Tobey:

   The government was not happy with us not bidding that contract because they had felt that...they had bent over backwards to lean the fill to our advantage. We saw it as a cost shootout between us and SpaceX.

5. Adriano Enong:

   There was a shootout between undercover police officers and drug peddlers when the men sensed they had sold 500 pesos ($10.80) worth of drugs to policemen.