Antonyms for square off
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : skwair |
| Phonetic Transcription : skwɛər |
- abandon
- abstain
- agree
- aid
- allow
- approve
- assist
- avoid
- back
- be careful
- be lazy
- complete
- compliment
- conclude
- concur
- desert
- disallow
- disapprove
- discontinue
- dodge
- end
- evade
- finish
- forget
- give in
- give up
- halt
- harmonize
- help
- hide
- hold
- hold back
- idle
- ignore
- keep
- leave
- make peace
- neglect
- praise
- refrain
- refuse
- reject
- resign
- retreat
- run
- shun
- stop
- support
- surrender
- veto
- withdraw
- yield
Definition of square off
Origin :- c.1300, "tool for measuring right angles," from Old French esquire "a square, squareness," from Vulgar Latin *exquadra, from *exquadrare "to square," from Latin ex- "out" (see ex-) + quadrare "make square, set in order, complete" (see quadrant).
- Meaning "rectangular shape or area" is recorded by late 14c.; replaced Old English feower-scyte. Sense of "open space in a town or park" is from 1680s. The mathematical sense of "a number multiplied by itself" is first recorded 1550s.
- As in tackle : verb make an effort
- As in contest : verb fight
- As in dare : verb challenge, defy someone
- As in face : verb come up against a situation
Synonyms for square off
- abide
- accept
- accost
- affront
- allow
- altercate
- apply oneself
- attack
- attempt
- bang away at
- battle
- be confronted by
- bear
- beard
- begin
- bit the bullet
- brace
- brave
- brawl
- break with
- brook
- buck
- bully
- call one's bluff
- challenge
- come to grips with
- compete
- conflict
- confront
- contend
- cope
- cope with
- countenance
- court
- cross
- dare
- deal with
- defend
- defy
- denounce
- devote oneself to
- disregard
- duel
- embark upon
- encounter
- endure
- engage in
- essay
- experience
- eyeball
- face
- face off
- feud
- fight
- fight over
- fly in face of
- front
- gang up on
- give a try
- give a whirl
- go for it
- go up against
- goad
- grapple with
- hassle
- insult
- knock chip off shoulder
- knuckle with
- laugh at
- launch
- lay a finger on
- lay out
- make a run at
- make a stand
- make my day
- meet
- mock
- muster courage
- oppose
- outdare
- pitch into
- provoke
- put on gloves
- put up dukes
- quarrel
- repel
- resist
- risk
- rival
- row
- rumpus
- run into
- run the gauntlet
- scorn
- scrap
- scuffle
- set about
- set to
- sock
- spurn
- square off
- stand
- start the ball rolling
- step over the line
- stomach
- strike
- struggle
- submit
- suffer
- sustain
- swallow
- take
- take a shot at
- take in hand
- take it
- take on
- take one on
- take the bull by the horns
- take up
- taunt
- tell off
- threaten
- throw down gauntlet
- tilt
- tolerate
- traverse
- try
- try on for size
- turn one's hand to
- turn to
- undertake
- venture
- vie
- withstand
- work on
- wrangle
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