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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The Zimbabwean government on Monday appealed against a High Court ruling that extending the chief justice's tenure by five years was illegal, in a case that has created a stand off between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the court.

From Reuters

That last category is what led Grice to the Witch of Pungo’s place, a rundown, two-story that used to stand off Muddy Creek Road in southern Virginia Beach.

From Washington Times

Barnes lays it off, Villa’s defenders stand off, and Maddsion has space to shoot.

From The Guardian

Another Chinese clothing firm with an operation in Rwanda - Hong Kong's C&D Products - agrees that the stand off with the US is an issue.

From BBC

At night, police stand off with protesters in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood.

From Seattle Times

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