stare down
Win by looking
To stare down someone is to outstare them—to look at them steadily until they look away, establishing dominance or intimidation: She stared down the heckler until he fell silent.
A stare down (or staredown) is the confrontation itself, whether literal or figurative: The two leaders engaged in a diplomatic staredown over trade policy.
- outstaresDefeats by gazing longer
- staring contestUnblinking visual standoff
- intimidateInstill fear to control
- death glareIntensely hostile stare
- glareFierce stare or brightness
outface · lock eyes · look · gaze · eyeball to eyeball · showdown · poker face · face-off · outbrave · nerve · resolve · hold your ground · psych out · unflinching · standoff · chicken · dominance · challenge
- confrontationsargue, fight, clash, quarrel, dispute
- intimidationthreats, threatening, menacing, intimidate, bullying
- mind gamesmind game, head game, head games, mind games, intimidation
- showdownsshowdown, face-off, faceoff, confrontation, duel
- eye signalseye contact, gaze, staring, blinking, winking
- staring gamesstaring contest, blink first