facing off

The phrase “facing off” has 3 syllables: fa-cing off

It's pronounced as /ˈfeɪsɪŋ ɒf/


What is synonym and antonym for facing off?

In the thesaurus, “facing off” has 18 synonyms and 9 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for facing off along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for facing off

  • battling
  • challenging
  • competing
  • contending
  • engaging
  • fighting
  • going out
  • jockeying
  • jostling
  • maneuvering
  • playing
  • racing
  • rivaling
  • rivalling
  • training
  • trying out
  • vying
  • working

Antonyms for facing off

  • agree
  • compliment
  • concur
  • deny
  • give in
  • help
  • praise
  • surrender
  • yield

Example Sentences

  • The two rival teams will be facing off in the championship match.
  • Tensions rose as the opponents were facing off in the heated debate.
  • The chess grandmasters will be facing off in a highly anticipated match.
  • The political candidates will be facing off in a televised debate tonight.
  • The boxers are facing off in the ring for the title fight.

On this page you'll find 27 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to facing off, such as: agree, battling, challenging, competing, compliment, concur, contending.

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

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  • accelerated
  • accelerating
  • arrowing
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  • beelining
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  • blasting
  • blazing
  • blowing
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  • bowling
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  • careening
  • careering
  • catching up
  • challenging
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  • competing
  • contending
  • contest
  • coursing
  • darting
  • dashing
  • dizzy
  • driving
  • engaging
  • expeditious
  • facing off
  • fast
  • fast-forwarding
  • fighting
  • fleet
  • flitting
  • flying
  • galloping
  • getting a move on
  • going out
  • haring
  • hastened
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  • hasty
  • hieing
  • highballing
  • humping
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  • hurried
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  • hying
  • jetting
  • jockeying
  • jogging
  • jostling
  • jumping
  • lightning
  • making tracks
  • maneuvering
  • meteoric
  • motoring
  • nipping
  • outpacing
  • outrunning
  • outstripping
  • overtaking
  • pelting
  • playing
  • prompt
  • quick
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  • ramming
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  • ready
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  • rivaling
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  • rocketing
  • running
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  • rustling
  • sailing
  • scampering
  • scooting
  • scudding
  • scuffling
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  • shaking a leg
  • shooting
  • snappy
  • speeding
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  • sport
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  • sprinting
  • stampeding
  • stepping
  • stepping on it
  • stepping out
  • streaking
  • swift
  • tearing
  • track
  • training
  • traveling
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  • trotting
  • trying out
  • vying
  • warp-speed
  • whirling
  • whirlwind
  • whisking
  • whizzing
  • working
  • zipping
  • zooming

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