Antonyms for showdown


Grammar : Noun
Spell : shoh-doun
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃoʊˌdaʊn


Definition of showdown

Origin :
  • also show-down, 1873 in card-playing (especially poker), from show (v.) + down (adv.). Figurative sense of "final confrontation" is from 1904.
  • noun confrontation
Example sentences :
  • "They'd better have given the plan a showdown," interrupted Steve grimly.
  • Extract from : « Steve and the Steam Engine » by Sara Ware Bassett
  • If it comes to a showdown, we're goin' to tell what we know.
  • Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine
  • Say, Tex, honest Injun, would you 'a' fired off that dynamite if it had come to a showdown?
  • Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine
  • Hope if it ever comes to a showdown the secretary of the bureau of commerce will agree with me.
  • Extract from : « Blow The Man Down » by Holman Day
  • He shucked his windbreaker because it would be more encumbrance than help in the showdown.
  • Extract from : « A Matter of Proportion » by Anne Walker
  • I 've had my eye on Steve Barclay an' you, and I 'm ready for a showdown.
  • Extract from : « Second Book of Tales » by Eugene Field
  • If it comes to a showdown I rather think he'll play with us.
  • Extract from : « Blacksheep! Blacksheep! » by Meredith Nicholson
  • Just until we get organized and then will come the time when we'll call for the showdown.
  • Extract from : « Empire » by Clifford Donald Simak
  • Were going to have a showdown with Nels Anderson, said Joe grimly.
  • Extract from : « Slim Evans and his Horse Lightning » by Graham M. Dean
  • Now that showdown was at hand, and the Giants were glad of it.
  • Extract from : « Baseball Joe, Home Run King » by Lester Chadwick

Synonyms for showdown

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019