stand-offs
Neither side yields
Stand-offs is the plural of stand-off, a situation where opposing sides are deadlocked and neither will yield.
The term comes from contests where neither competitor can gain advantage: The negotiations ended in a series of stand-offs.
Stand-offs can be tense confrontations or merely stalemates.
In construction, stand-offs are brackets or spacers that hold something away from a surface.
Situation without resolution
- deadlockMutual blocking, no progress
- stalemateMutual obstruction preventing progress
- showdownDecisive final confrontation
- tensionStretched or strained state
dispute · hostility · negotiation · crisis · brinkmanship · opposition · rivalry · clash
Device maintaining separation
- fastenerSecures things together
- bracketSupport or category
- mountingSteadily increasing in degree
- screwThreaded metal fastener
bolt · circuit board · enclosure · clearance · insulator · hex · threaded · aluminum
Fastened by knotting
- drawCreate with pencil
- playoffContest deciding advancement
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
- matchGame between opponents
competition · tournament · final · bracket · elimination · qualifier · rematch · series
impasse
Situation without resolution
- deadlockMutual blocking, no progress
- stalemateMutual obstruction preventing progress
- showdownDecisive final confrontation
tension · dispute · hostility · negotiation · crisis · brinkmanship · opposition · rivalry · clash · antagonism
spacer
Device maintaining separation
screw · bolt · circuit board · enclosure · clearance · insulator · hex · threaded · aluminum · nylon
tied
Fastened by knotting
match · competition · tournament · final · bracket · elimination · qualifier · rematch · series · championship
stand-offsresolutions
Formal decisions or pledges
compromises · agreements · settlements · breakthroughs · accords
stand-offscollaborations
Joint creative endeavors
cooperations · negotiations · dialogues · engagements · partnerships
stand-offsembraces
Holds lovingly, or adopts
reunions · rapprochements · friendships · connections · bonds