showdown
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showdown
- /ˈʃoʊˌdaʊn/ US
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From show + down.
noun showdowns · show-down
- The final battle between two opponents, in which there can be only one victor. David cut his teeth on international politics in his showdown with Goliath, a battle fit for the ages.
- The final round in a poker match, where all of the remaining players' cards have to be put down on the table and shown.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: confrontation, encounter, duel, clash, strife, gunfight, shootout, critical, finality, resolute, conclusive, decisive, crucial, reckoning, match, matching
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noun the final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor
| 日本語 | 決戦 kessen |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 對決 /对决 duìjué |
| Português | confronto |
| Français | confrontation finale |
| Deutsch | Showdown, entscheidender Machtkampf |
| Русский | фина́льный поеди́нок finálʹnyj pojedínok, реша́ющая схва́тка rešájuščaja sxvátka |
noun the final round in a poker match
| 中文 | 攤牌 /摊牌 tānpái |
|---|---|
| Русский | раскры́тие карт raskrýtije kart |
Talk about this word "showdown." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/showdown. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. showdown. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/showdown "showdown." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/showdown.Cite this
@misc{showdown_2026,
title = {showdown},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/showdown},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
