stare down

Verb

Meaning

overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

outstare outface front cow face look encounter outlook brave beard dare gaze stare defy gape
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Antonyms

miss release shun avoid omit glance
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Hypernyms

gaze stare

Related terms

staredown

Examples

There (Kaschau) the mountains stare down through our heads until we die. Herta Müller

You stare down at some crowd from your trapeze And when you fell they fell down on their knees And when you broke they scrambled for a piece And when you spoke I felt their anger freeze. ~ Metropolis. Steve Kilbey

Katarina Witt. She was the ultimate competitor. She would just stare down people before competition. She was relentless on the ice. Sarah Hughes

He simply stared down his opponent Source: Internet

Both men shared a stare down. Source: Internet

"Even as we stare down the COVID pandemic at home, we need to also prepare for a post-COVID world that is poorer, that is more dangerous and that is more disorderly." Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

stare daggers stare death in the face stare decisis stare in amazement stare in the face stare in wonder