- Types Of Speech
- You can use standoff as a noun in a sentence.
- About Standoff
- A 2 syllables noun and 8 letters with the letters a, d, f, n, o, s, and t, 6 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letters nd. Standoff starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters s, st, sta, stan, stand, and the ending characters are f, ff, off, doff, ndoff, . Standoff is also a double consonant (ff) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- The act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand
- Compound Words
- A compound word, standoff has more than one word within it. There's 2 words which are stand, and off.
- Pig Latin
- Standoff in Pig Latin is said as "andoffstay or andoffstway".
- Unigram
- s | t | a | n | d | o | f | f
- Bigram
- st | ta | an | nd | do | of | ff
- Trigram
- sta | tan | and | ndo | dof | off
- Quadrigram
- stan | tand | ando | ndof | doff
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- the act of repulsing or repelling an attack;
a successful defensive stand - 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"
Synonym | Definition |
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Abhorrence | hate coupled with disgust |
Abomination | an action that is vicious or vile an action that arouses disgust or abhorence "his treatment of the children is an abomination" |
Allergic Reaction | |
Allergy | |
Aloof | remote in manner "stood apart with aloof dignity" "a distant smile" "he was upstage with strangers" |
Antagonism | (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure |
Antipathy | the object of a feeling of intense aversion something to be avoided "cats were his greatest antipathy" |
Apprehension | the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" |
Arrest | the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" |
Aversion | the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away "averting her gaze meant that she was angry" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Standoff
Anagram | Definition |
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Standoff | the act of repulsing or repelling an attack a successful defensive stand |
View English words with the unique letters used in standoff. Words With The Letters Adfnost
Word | Definition |
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Beat Back | |
Drive | the act of applying force to propel something "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" |
Drive Back | |
Fight Off | |
Force Back | |
Push Back | |
Rebuff | a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) |
Repel | reject outright and bluntly "She snubbed his proposal" |
Repulse | an instance of driving away or warding off |
Word | Definition |
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Stand | a defensive effort "the army made a final stand at the Rhone" |
Standoff Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With S
- Ends With F
- Spelled With / Contains Letters