Deadlock Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Deadlock

dilemma
A circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable.
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impasse
A situation offering no escape, as a difficulty without solution, an argument where no agreement is possible, etc.
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gridlock
A condition of total, interlocking traffic congestion on the streets or highways of a crowded city, in which no one can move because everyone is in someone else's way.
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standoff
A deadlocked confrontation between antagonists (see stand off and verb below).
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draw
The schedule of games in a sports league - NRL Fixtures - 2011 NRL Draw
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predicament
The definition of predicament is a difficult or unpleasant situation.
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stalemate
(Chess) The state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.
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dead heat
(Idiomatic) a close race or contest in which no winner is apparent
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dead end
A situation from which there seems no way to escape, move forward, etc.; an impasse
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Antonyms for Deadlock

breakthrough
The definition of a breakthrough is overcoming something and having an achievement.
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agreement
(Countable) An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.
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Words Related to Deadlock

tie
An equality of scores, votes, or performance in a contest:
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pause
A short period of inaction; temporary stop, break, or rest, as in speaking or reading
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same
Someone or something identical with another:
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logjam
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Deadlock Sentence Examples

  • Negotiations were entered into, but a deadlock ensued.

  • Finally, in 1871, a "constitutional government" was formed by certain Englishmen under King Thakombau; but this, after incurring heavy debt, and promoting the welfare of neither whites nor natives, came after three years to a deadlock, and the British government felt obliged, in the interest of all parties, to accept the unconditional cession now offered (1874).

  • Under these circumstances a constitution of a more severe type was recommended by those responsible for the government of Malta and was about to be adopted, as the only alternative to a deadlock, by the imperial authorities.

  • At the Paris Conference there was from the first a deadlock in the Adriatic dispute.

  • Thus the proposal entirely failed of its effect, and as Italy, Yugoslavia and America each adhered to its standpoint, and the two western Powers shrank from any constructive policy, a fresh deadlock ensued.

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