tug-of-war
SEE DEFINITION OF tug-of-warSynonyms for tug-of-war
- antagonism
- clash
- conflict
- contest
- duel
- encounter
- event
- fight
- jealousy
- matchup
- race
- strife
- struggle
- bout
- candidacy
- emulation
- engagement
- game
- match
- opposition
- sport
- tournament
- athletic event
- one on one
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It was the tug-of-war being played with a life as the stakes.
The tug-of-war team, of which I was a member, was quite as successful as the oarsmen.
It had all the characteristics of a tug-of-war, and irresistibly he was drawn over the line.
They were having a tug-of-war and it was hardly a fair battle.
The girls organized themselves into a tug-of-war team (Fig. 293).
There is then a tug-of-war, with the Namer and Foolie as the leaders.
We were now going up-hill, and even the horses found it a tug-of-war.
Remember, from now on comes the tug-of-war, as the old saying goes.
It is the anchor in a tug-of-war who does the head work for the team.
In a tug-of-war, we have to put two men on our end for every one of theirs.
MORE RELATED WORDS FOR TUG-OF-WAR
competition
nouncontest- antagonism
- athletic event
- bout
- candidacy
- championship
- clash
- concours
- contention
- controversy
- counteraction
- do or die
- dog eat dog
- emulation
- encounter
- engagement
- event
- fight
- game
- go for it
- go for the gold
- horse race
- jungle
- match
- matchup
- meeting
- one on one
- one-upping
- opposition
- pairing off
- puzzle
- quiz
- race
- racing
- rat race
- rivalry
- run
- sport
- strife
- striving
- struggle
- tilt
- tournament
- trial
- tug-of-war
- warfare
conflict
nounfight, warfarecontest
nounfight, strugglecontests
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