Meanings
nountiebreaker (plural tiebreakers)
plural tiebreakers · alternative tie breaker · alternative tie-breaker
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSomething that is used to pick a winner from a tied situation.
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Translations
Catalan desempat
- desempatsomething that is used to pick a winner
Finnish tasapelin ratkaisija
- tasapelin ratkaisijasomething that is used to pick a winner
French belle, match de barrage
- bellesomething that is used to pick a winner
- match de barragesomething that is used to pick a winner
German Stichkampf, Stichentscheid
- Stichkampfsomething that is used to pick a winner
- Stichentscheidsomething that is used to pick a winner
Italian spareggio
- spareggiosomething that is used to pick a winner
Portuguese desempate, tiebreak
- desempatesomething that is used to pick a winner
- tiebreaksomething that is used to pick a winner
Spanish desempate
- desempatesomething that is used to pick a winner
Swedish tiebreak
- tiebreaksomething that is used to pick a winner
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APA
tiebreaker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiebreaker
MLA
“tiebreaker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiebreaker. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tiebreaker,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiebreaker.
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