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stalemate
noun
(stale-mate)
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
Synonyms:
dead end,
deadlock
,
impasse
,
standstill
,
stalemate
noun
(stale-mate)
drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check
stalemate
verb
(stale-mate)
subject to a stalemate
Words Related to
stalemate
!
impasse
,
deadlock
,
standstill
,
logjam
,
standoff
,
gridlock
,
quagmire
,
confrontation
,
stagnation
,
limbo
,
quandary
,
stalling
,
crisis
,
paralysis
,
predicament
,
dilemma
,
situation
,
blockade
,
bottleneck
,
stasis
,
slump
,
rut
,
breakthrough
,
inertia
,
halt
,
freeze
,
lethargy
,
slowdown
,
inactivity
,
recession
,
stall
,
breakdown
,
immobility
,
draw
,
aggravation
,
blocking
,
downturn
,
freezing
,
obstruction
,
bind
,
blockage
,
neutral
,
corner
,
dead
,
block
,
stay
,
stillness
,
lock
,
ice
,
rigidity
,
lockup
,
quo
,
palsy
,
alley
,
solidity
,
locking
,
treadmill
,
trampling
,
pat
,
cul-de-sac
,
dead-end
,
gating
,
hang-up
,
hold-up
,
lock-up
,
stand-off
,
squabble
,
tussle
,
acrimony
,
brinkmanship
,
infighting
,
intransigence
,
dispute
,
disagreement
,
indecision
,
conflict
,
strife
,
imbroglio
,
showdown
,
endgame
,
feud
,
discord
,
goalless
,
truce
,
battle
,
lame duck
,
turmoil
,
vicious circle
,
stoppage
,
morass
,
detente
,
inaction
,
holdout
,
disunity
,
conciliation
,
wrangling
,
negotiations
,
haggling
,
bickering
,
rift
,
stalemate
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