face-off Synonyms

confrontation showdown encounter duel contest bully off clash struggle run-in battle tussle brannigan affair of honor high noon matchup resist row set-to shindy skirmish jump on static afters throw in blowup call out lock horns facedown battle against someone bracket tournament competition amongst competition based on pride competition between them competition over competition with others competitions based on pride face-to-face meeting based tournament atomic confrontation stand-off confrontations make a stand stand up to standoff stick it to encounters object to invite competition quibble altercate