outglared
Won the glare-off
Outglared is the past tense of outglare, meaning to surpass someone in glaring—to stare with more intensity or hostility than they can return.
It suggests a contest of hostile looks where one party prevails: She outglared him until he looked away.
The word is uncommon but immediately understood.
Stare with displeasure
- scowlAngry facial expression
- stareProlonged fixed gaze
- gazeFixed, intent look
- narrowed eyesPartially closed lids, distrustful
frown · grimace · sneer · withering look · death stare · evil eye · daggers · hard look
Decisive final confrontation
- face-offDirect clash between opponents
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- contestOrganized competitive event
duel · challenge · rivalry · opposition · battle · struggle · defiance · resistance
Conveying threat or danger
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- unnervingCausing loss of composure
- dauntingDiscouraging through difficulty
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
fierce · aggressive · hostile · formidable · fearsome · stern · severe · harsh
Defeated by unblinking gaze
- overpoweredExcessively dominant or conquered
- outmatchedInferior to one's opponent
- bestedOvercame in a contest
- defeatedOvercome in contest
vanquished · triumphed · prevailed · dominated · subdued · conquered · intimidated · cowed
glower
Stare with displeasure
narrowed eyes · frown · grimace · sneer · withering look · death stare · evil eye · daggers · hard look · cold stare
showdown
Decisive final confrontation
- face-offDirect clash between opponents
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
contest · duel · challenge · rivalry · opposition · battle · struggle · defiance · resistance · provocation
menacing
Conveying threat or danger
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- unnervingCausing loss of composure
- dauntingDiscouraging through difficulty
overbearing · fierce · aggressive · hostile · formidable · fearsome · stern · severe · harsh · forbidding
stared down
Defeated by unblinking gaze
- overpoweredExcessively dominant or conquered
- outmatchedInferior to one's opponent
- bestedOvercame in a contest
defeated · vanquished · triumphed · prevailed · dominated · subdued · conquered · intimidated · cowed · silenced
outglaredblinked first
Conceded in a standoff
looked away · backed down · yielded · flinched · cowered