showdown Synonyms

confrontation face-off encounter match play payoff run-in warre tournament struggle skirmish set-to settlement Mexican standoff moment of truth cattle call playoffs encounters confrontations winner takes all standoff playoff zero hour fistfight faceoff even money cross-purposes pulseless oppugnancy opposition conflict competition combat collision climax clash championship challenge brush battle adjudicature contest contrariety meeting kshatriya hostility final fight engagement duel crunch