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/ˈstændɒf/ · noun
A device which maintains a fixed distance between two objects, especially between a surface and a sign or electrical wiring..
I don't want to get involved in the standoff between those two.
A tense standoff between demonstrators and police continued overnight.
In recent months, both Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice and Captain America: Civil War have offered up big, flashy superhero standoffs as feuds of ideology and stubborn will.
a standoff bomb, missile, or weapon
Use standoff when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Standoff means A device which maintains a fixed distance between two objects, especially between a surface and a sign or electrical wiring..
Common synonyms include draw, repulsion, tie, repelling.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I don't want to get involved in the standoff between those two.
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