Definitions

stand off

VERB

stall

Synonyms

STRONGEST

halt hamper hinder interrupt postpone put off slow stay stop suspend

STRONG

arrest brake check die equivocate fence filibuster hedge prevaricate quibble stand still stonewall tarry temporize

WEAK

avoid the issue beat around the bush drag one's feet hold off not move play for time shut down slow down stand still take one's time

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance aid allow assist carry out continue do encourage expedite forward help permit promote push

WEAK

further

Example Sentences

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Stand-off Simmonds also kicked four of his seven conversion attempts for an individual 13-point haul in an Exeter victory that ensures they stay second in the table.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2021

Stand-off Joseph Paulo is doing pre-season with Parramatta Eels and scrum-half Craig Priestly “made himself not available,” according to the Gold Coast-born Offerdahl, now 28.

From The Guardian • Dec. 1, 2015

Stand-off air and missile systems could be used to strike hundreds of targets at a tempo of our choosing.

From Time • Aug. 27, 2013

Stand-off Deep Strike is defined by distance, albeit relative distance.

From Shock and Awe — Achieving Rapid Dominance by Wade, James P.

Forts "Whoop-Up," "Stand-off" and the rest, with some of the outlaws in garrison, would have been a welcome diversion after the hardships they had experienced.

From Policing the Plains Being the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted Police by MacBeth, R. G. (Roderick George)

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