gridlock Definition

congestion, stalemate, logjam, impasse, paralysis, deadlock, inertia, stagnation, overcrowding, crowdedness, crowding, standstill, quagmire, stasis, standoff, blockade, blockage, rut, jam, predicament, blocking, saturation, embargo, freeze, alley, block, palsy, lock, stay, locking, cul-de-sac, dead-end, freeze-up, gating, lock-up, stand-off, traffic jam, rush hour, bottleneck, chaos, partisanship, obstructionism, snarl, bedlam, traffic, indecision, beltway, inaction, procrastination, infighting, mayhem, disruption, red tape, tedium, snowstorm, acrimony, thoroughfare, vehicular traffic, turmoil, strife, boredom, confusion, lame duck, morass, bureaucracy, delays, commuters, sprawl, urban sprawl, bickering, wrangling, chuckholes, dysfunction, commutes, potholes, spaghetti junction, mess, smog, squabbling, detours, headaches, nightmare, blizzard, lightrail, pandemonium, freeways, queues, roadblocks, pork barrel, fractiousness, inconveniences, rancor, rough sledding, uncertainty, obstructionists, overdevelopment, throughway, incivility, motorists, highways,