face-offs
Duels between opponents
Face-offs are direct confrontations or showdowns between opposing parties.
In hockey, a face-off is the method of starting play—two players facing each other while the puck is dropped between them.
The term extends to any head-to-head competition or tense standoff: The debate featured face-offs between the two frontrunners.
Also spelled faceoffs.
Violent disagreement or collision
- showdownDecisive final confrontation
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- conflictOpposition between parties
tension · rivalry · opposition · feud · antagonism · hostility · contention · discord
Multi-round competitive event
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
- matchupScheduled competitive pairing
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- bracketsMarks setting off text
qualifiers · elimination · playoffs · finals · semifinals · seedings · heats · round-robin
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- linesmanSideline sports official
- refereeSports rule enforcer
- power-playCoercive tactical advantage
- centermanHockey's middle forward
winger · defenseman · forecheck · backcheck · icing · offside · rebound · goaltender
clash
Violent disagreement or collision
- showdownDecisive final confrontation
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
conflict · tension · rivalry · opposition · feud · antagonism · hostility · contention · discord · friction
tournament
Multi-round competitive event
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
- matchupScheduled competitive pairing
- championshipCompetition for top rank
brackets · qualifiers · elimination · playoffs · finals · semifinals · seedings · heats · round-robin · leaderboard
draw
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- linesmanSideline sports official
- refereeSports rule enforcer
- power-playCoercive tactical advantage
centerman · winger · defenseman · forecheck · backcheck · icing · offside · rebound · goaltender · slapshot
- hockeypuck, hockey, ice hockey, pucks, field hockey
- tournamentstournament, tournaments, bracket, brackets, tournament brackets
- competitionscontests, tournaments, match, matches, game
- youth hockeymites, peewee, bantam, midget, tyke
- prop betsprop bets, first touchdown, coin toss
face-offsavoidances
Acts of steering clear
disengagements · retreats · withdrawals · evasions · backing down
face-offswars of attrition
Prolonged conflicts won through exhaustion
face-offscollaborations
Joint creative endeavors
partnerships · alliances · cooperations · reconciliations · team-ups