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showdown
OXFORD DICTIONARY
showdown, n.
1 a final test or confrontation; a decisive situation.
2 the laying down face up of the players' cards in poker.
1 a final test or confrontation; a decisive situation.
2 the laying down face up of the players' cards in poker.
THESAURUS
showdown
antagonism, antipathy, antithesis, clashing, climax, collision, conflict, confrontation, contradiction, contradistinction, contraindication, contraposition, contrariety, contrast, counterposition, cross-purposes, disagreement, discrepancy, hostility, inconsistency, inimicalness, moment of truth, oppositeness, opposition, opposure, oppugnance, oppugnancy, perversity, polarity, repugnanceFor further exploring for "showdown" in Webster Dictionary Online