Showdown
Showdown noun - A hostile disagreement face-to-face.
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Synonyms for Showdown
Tournament and showdown are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tournament" instead a noun "Showdown".
Tournament
Tournament noun - A competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize.
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Synonyms for Tournament
Showdown and tournament are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Showdown" instead a noun "Tournament".
Nearby Word: tourney
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- engagement and showdown
- engagement and tournament
- encounter and showdown
- encounter and tournament
- collision and showdown
- collision and tournament
- contest and showdown
- contest and tournament
- meeting and showdown
- meeting and tournament
- conflict and showdown
- conflict and tournament
- opposition and showdown
- opposition and tournament
How words are described
| special | special showdown | special tournament |
| proper | proper showdown | proper tournament |
| brutal | brutal showdown | brutal tournament |
| entire | entire showdown | entire tournament |
| Other adjectives: real, massive, big, huge, little, famous, secret, grand, new, final, inevitable, next, last, said, upcoming, one-on-one. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- If and when it's obvious the tournament is going to lead to a showdown with The Rival in the end, it's considered better marketing to skip the tournament and just hype the showdown.
Source: Tournament Arc - The protagonist later privately calls out the tournament producer on the dramatic showdown.
Source: The Magic Poker Equation -
His big showdown with them takes place at a tournament with rules, regulations, and time outs if things get too rough.
Source: Film / The Karate Kid
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Tournament and Showdown. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/showdown/tournament
Showdown & Tournament. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/showdown/tournament>.
Tournament or Showdown. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/showdown/tournament.
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