All do or die synonyms
do or die
D d noun do or die
- contest β A contest is a competition or game in which people try to win.
- championship β A championship is a competition to find the best player or team in a particular sport.
- clash β When people clash, they fight, argue, or disagree with each other.
- meeting β an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races: a track meet.
- tournament β a trial of skill in some game, in which competitors play a series of contests: a chess tournament.
- fight β a battle or combat.
- trial β German Der Prozess. a novel (1925) by Franz Kafka.
- game β an amusement or pastime: children's games.
- race β Cape, a cape at the SE extremity of Newfoundland.
- struggle β to contend with an adversary or opposing force.
- sport β an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- rivalry β the action, position, or relation of a rival or rivals; competition: rivalry between Yale and Harvard.
- match β a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect.
- candidacy β Someone's candidacy is their position of being a candidate in an election.
- run β execution
- contention β Someone's contention is the idea or opinion that they are expressing in an argument or discussion.
- antagonism β Antagonism between people is hatred or dislike between them. Antagonisms are instances of this.
- tilt β to furnish with a tilt.
- puzzle β a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort.
- strife β vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism: to be at strife.
- quiz β an informal test or examination of a student or class.
- counteraction β to act in opposition to; frustrate by contrary action.
- jungle β a novel (1906) by Upton Sinclair.
- opposition β the action of opposing, resisting, or combating.
- bout β If you have a bout of an illness or of an unpleasant feeling, you have it for a short period.
- controversy β Controversy is a lot of discussion and argument about something, often involving strong feelings of anger or disapproval.
- racing β a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- warfare β the process of military struggle between two nations or groups of nations; war.
- matchup β a pairing or combining; linkage: a match-up of federal funds with state aid.
- striving β to exert oneself vigorously; try hard: He strove to make himself understood.
- tug-of-war β an athletic contest between two teams at opposite ends of a rope, each team trying to drag the other over a line.
- rat race β any exhausting, unremitting, and usually competitive activity or routine, especially a pressured urban working life spent trying to get ahead with little time left for leisure, contemplation, etc.
- go for it β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- concours β a contest, esp the concours d'Γ©lΓ©gance
- dog eat dog β marked by destructive or ruthless competition; without self-restraint, ethics, etc.: It's a dog-eat-dog industry.
- horse race β a contest of speed among horses that either are ridden by jockeys or pull sulkies and their drivers.
- one on one β consisting of or involving direct individual competition, confrontation, or communication; person-to-person: a one-on-one discussion.
- one-upping β to get the better of; succeed in being a point, move, step, etc., ahead of (someone): They one-upped the competition.
adj do or die
- rigid β stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard: a rigid strip of metal.
- last-minute β the time just preceding a deadline or when some decisive action must be taken.
- frantic β desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
- last-gasp β a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- do-or-die β reflecting or characterized by an irrevocable decision to succeed at all costs; desperate; all-out: a do-or-die attempt to halt the invaders.
- firm β not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
- obstinate β firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.
- reserved β kept in reserve; forming a reserve: a reserve fund; a reserve supply.
- crisp β Food that is crisp is pleasantly hard, or has a pleasantly hard surface.
- aloof β Someone who is aloof is not very friendly and does not like to spend time with other people.
- distant β far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from): a distant place; a town three miles distant from here.