dead heat

The phrase “dead heat” has 2 syllables: dead heat

It's pronounced as /dɛd hit/


What is synonym and antonym for dead heat?

In the thesaurus, “dead heat” has 18 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for dead heat along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for dead heat

  • Mexican standoff
  • blanket finish
  • deadlock
  • draw
  • even money
  • horse race
  • impasse
  • neck-and-neck race
  • photo finish
  • seesaw
  • six of one and half a dozen of the other
  • stalemate
  • standoff
  • tie
  • tie game
  • toss-up
  • wash
  • without a difference

Meanings of dead heat

  • noun
    1. A close race or contest in which no winner is apparent.

Example Sentences

  • The two runners crossed the finish line in a dead heat, making it impossible to determine the winner without photo finish technology.
  • After hours of debate, the election ended in a dead heat, with both candidates receiving an equal number of votes.
  • In the intense final match, the tennis players reached a dead heat, forcing the game into a tiebreaker to determine the victor.
  • The competition between the two companies was so fierce that it resulted in a dead heat in sales figures for the quarter.
  • As the temperature soared, the race to find shade became a dead heat, with everyone seeking relief from the scorching sun.

On this page you'll find 18 synonyms or another words to dead heat, such as: Mexican standoff, blanket finish, deadlock, draw, even money, horse race, impasse.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

decathlon

  • athletics
  • battle
  • biathlon
  • bout
  • championship
  • classic
  • competition
  • conflict
  • contest
  • dead heat
  • derby
  • event
  • field day
  • final
  • game
  • gymkhana
  • heat
  • heptathlon
  • marathon
  • match
  • matchup
  • meet
  • nightcap
  • open
  • outing
  • pentathlon
  • photo finish
  • play-off
  • race
  • rally
  • round
  • round-robin
  • rubber
  • run
  • runoff
  • scrimmage
  • seesaw
  • semifinal
  • set
  • skirmish
  • sport
  • struggle
  • sudden death
  • sweep-stake
  • sweepstakes
  • tournament
  • tourney
  • triathlon
  • tug-of-war
  • tussle
  • ultramarathon
  • volley

game

  • accommodating
  • adventure
  • agreeable
  • aim
  • ambit
  • amenable
  • amplitude
  • amusement
  • appointment
  • area
  • arena
  • arrangement
  • art
  • assignment
  • athletics
  • bad
  • bailiwick
  • barony
  • battle
  • berth
  • biathlon
  • billet
  • blueprint
  • bold
  • bout
  • breadth
  • business
  • butt
  • call
  • calling
  • championship
  • chase
  • circle
  • classic
  • collusion
  • compass
  • competition
  • compliant
  • conception
  • confine
  • conflict
  • conspiracy
  • contest
  • contrivance
  • cooperative
  • counterplan
  • counterstrategy
  • courageous
  • craft
  • dauntless
  • dead heat
  • decathlon
  • deformed
  • demesne
  • department
  • derby
  • derision
  • design
  • desirous
  • device
  • diagram
  • disabled
  • discipline
  • disposed
  • distraction
  • diversion
  • dogged
  • domain
  • duty
  • eager
  • element
  • employment
  • engagement
  • enterprise
  • enthused
  • enthusiastic
  • event
  • excited
  • extent
  • facetiousness
  • fain
  • favorable
  • fearless
  • festivity
  • fief
  • fiefdom
  • field
  • field day
  • final
  • firmament
  • fish
  • flightiness
  • flippancy
  • formula
  • fowl
  • frivolity
  • frivolousness
  • frolic
  • front
  • frontier
  • frothiness
  • fun
  • function
  • gallant
  • gambit
  • game plan
  • gig
  • glad
  • ground plan
  • gymkhana
  • handcraft
  • handicraft
  • hardy
  • heat
  • heptathlon
  • heroic
  • hoax
  • idea
  • incapacitated
  • inclined
  • injured
  • intent
  • intention
  • interested
  • intrepid
  • jest
  • job
  • joke
  • ken
  • kill
  • kingdom
  • lame
  • lark
  • lay
  • layout
  • levity
  • lifework
  • light-mindedness
  • line
  • livelihood
  • living
  • load
  • maimed
  • maneuver
  • map
  • marathon
  • master plan
  • match
  • matchup
  • means
  • meat
  • meet
  • merriment
  • merrymaking
  • metier
  • minded
  • mission
  • nervy
  • nightcap
  • obedient
  • object of ridicule
  • obliging
  • occupation
  • office
  • open
  • outing
  • pastime
  • pattern
  • pentathlon
  • persevering
  • persistent
  • photo finish
  • place
  • plan
  • platform
  • play
  • play-off
  • plot
  • ploy
  • plucky
  • policy
  • position
  • post
  • practical joke
  • prank
  • precinct
  • predisposed
  • prepared
  • prey
  • procedure
  • proceeding
  • profession
  • program
  • project
  • projet
  • prompt
  • prone
  • proposal
  • protocol
  • province
  • purpose
  • pursuit
  • quarry
  • quick
  • race
  • racket
  • rally
  • raven
  • ravin
  • reach
  • ready
  • realm
  • receptive
  • recipe
  • recreation
  • resolute
  • responsive
  • road map
  • romp
  • round
  • round-robin
  • rubber
  • run
  • runoff
  • ruse
  • scheme
  • scope
  • scrimmage
  • seesaw
  • semifinal
  • set
  • setup
  • silliness
  • situation
  • skirmish
  • specialty
  • sphere
  • spirited
  • sport
  • sports
  • spunky
  • stratagem
  • strategy
  • struggle
  • study
  • subfield
  • subject
  • submissive
  • subspecialty
  • subterfuge
  • sudden death
  • sweep
  • sweep-stake
  • sweepstakes
  • swift
  • system
  • tactic
  • task
  • technique
  • terrain
  • territory
  • tournament
  • tourney
  • trade
  • triathlon
  • trick
  • tug-of-war
  • turf
  • tussle
  • ultramarathon
  • unafraid
  • undertaking
  • unflinching
  • up for
  • valiant
  • valorous
  • vocation
  • volley
  • walk
  • way
  • weak
  • weakened
  • width
  • wild animals
  • willing
  • work
  • workload

decathlons

  • athletics
  • battles
  • biathlons
  • bouts
  • championships
  • classics
  • competitions
  • conflicts
  • contests
  • dead heats
  • derbies
  • events
  • field days
  • finals
  • games
  • gymkhanas
  • heats
  • heptathlons
  • marathons
  • matches
  • matchups
  • meets
  • nationals
  • nightcaps
  • outings
  • pentathlons
  • photo finishes
  • play-offs
  • races
  • rallies
  • round-robins
  • rounds
  • rubbers
  • runoffs
  • runs
  • scrimmages
  • seesaws
  • semifinals
  • sets
  • skirmishes
  • sports
  • struggles
  • sudden deaths
  • sweep-stake
  • sweepstakes
  • tournaments
  • tourneys
  • triathlons
  • tugs-of-war
  • tussles
  • ultramarathons
  • volleys

deadlock

  • Catch-22
  • Mexican standoff
  • bind
  • bottleneck
  • box
  • cessation
  • checkmate
  • corner
  • dead end
  • dead heat
  • difficulty
  • dilemma
  • draw
  • fix
  • full stop
  • gridlock
  • halt
  • hole
  • impasse
  • jam
  • logjam
  • morass
  • pause
  • pickle
  • pinch
  • plight
  • posture
  • predicament
  • problem
  • quagmire
  • quandary
  • spot
  • stalemate
  • standoff
  • standstill
  • tie
  • wall

ultramarathon

  • battle
  • biathlon
  • championship
  • conflict
  • dead heat
  • decathlon
  • derby
  • field day
  • final
  • gymkhana
  • heat
  • heptathlon
  • marathon
  • nightcap
  • open
  • outing
  • pentathlon
  • photo finish
  • play-off
  • race
  • rally
  • round
  • round-robin
  • rubber
  • run
  • runoff
  • scrimmage
  • seesaw
  • semifinal
  • set
  • skirmish
  • struggle
  • sudden death
  • triathlon
  • tug-of-war
  • tussle
  • volley

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