Synonyms for standoff
stand·off

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1. draw, standoff, tienoun

   the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided

   "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie"

   Synonyms:
   crosstie, tie-up, lot, drawing card, attractor, haul, linkup, necktie, hook, tie, repulsion, hooking, tie-in, draw poker, affiliation, haulage, draw play, draw, attracter, sleeper, association, attraction, railroad tie, tie beam, link

2. repulsion, standoffnoun

   the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand

   Synonyms:
   repulsive force, horror, repugnance, tie, repulsion, draw, revulsion

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1. • Finish
   • Stand

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1. List of paraphrases for "standoff":

   confrontation, crisis, impasse, stalemate, deadlock

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1. Kirill Pyshkin:

   The market seems too optimistic about the prospect for a Greek deal. The government has been elected to dump austerity, and Greek people don't care about the duration of the country's bonds, they care about jobs and salaries, so the standoff can last more than the market thinks.

2. Yong Ho:

   If the U.S. still dreams a pipe dream of gaining everything through sanctions, we are left with two options, either to leave it enjoying the dream to its heart's content or to wake it up from the dream, we are ready for both dialogue and standoff.

3. Kirill Pyshkin:

   A lot of the European stocks in our portfolio have already hit the targets we've had for them. At this point, we're buyers of puts as protection, the market seems too optimistic about the prospect for a Greek deal. The government has been elected to dump austerity, and Greek people don't care about the duration of the country's bonds, they care about jobs and salaries, so the standoff can last more than the market thinks.

4. Ivan Konovalov:

   There's a very high chance Iskanders will be deployed in Kaliningrad, but the Iskanders are our ace card in the standoff over missile defense and NATO's activity around our borders. We need to use it cleverly. There's a big game going on and we don't want to throw it away at the start. We'll play it when Russia needs it most politically.

5. Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker:

   The last hour or so of the standoff, he wasn’t getting what he wanted. It didn’t look good. It didn’t sound good. We were terrified.