All standoff synonyms
stand·off
S s noun standoff
- deadlock — If a dispute or series of negotiations reaches deadlock, neither side is willing to give in at all and no agreement can be made.
- dead heat — If a race or contest is a dead heat, two or more competitors are joint winners, or are both winning at a particular moment in the race or contest. In American English, you can say that a race or contest is in a dead heat.
- blank wall — an impassable barricade or obstacle; a situation in which further progress is impossible: Attempts to get information by questioning the neighbors ran into a blank wall.
- blanket finish — a finish so close that a blanket would cover all the contestants involved
- mexican standoff — a stalemate or impasse; a confrontation that neither side can win.
- impasse — a position or situation from which there is no escape; deadlock.
- draw — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- cross-purpose — a contrary aim or purpose
- dead-end — terminating in a dead end: a dead-end street.
- gridlock — the stoppage of free vehicular movement in an urban area because key intersections are blocked by traffic.
adj standoff
- insociable — unsociable.
- distant — 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.
- laid back — relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.