Synonyms for dead end
dead end

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1. cul, cul de sac, dead endnoun

   a passage with access only at one end

   Synonyms:
   dead-end street, cul, cul de sac, deadlock, stalemate, blind alley, standstill, impasse

   Antonyms:
   active

2. deadlock, dead end, impasse, stalemate, standstilladjective

   a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

   "reached an impasse on the negotiations"

   Synonyms:
   standstill, cul, dead-end street, cul de sac, stand, deadlock, stalemate, blind alley, tie-up, impasse

   Antonyms:
   active

3. dead-endadjective

   lacking opportunities for development or advancement

   "stuck in a dead-end job"

   Antonyms:
   active

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1. Ayman Odeh:

   We want this government which led all of us, Jews and Arabs, to a dead end, not to continue, but we are not in Herzog's pocket.

2. Terpsichore Lindeman:

   Even if you are in a labyrinth at a dead end you have a choice; Change your course and seek an another exit or break down the wall. It's your choice.

3. Zig Ziglar:

   Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street.

4. Steve Harvey:

   I live on a dead-end street — and The TV host got real when things started coming over the gate. Empty boxes with bows and pictures of bombs.

5. Bob Reish:

   Patience is the discipline to we have that will enable us to reach the goals we aspire to achieve without taking the easy detour which leads to a dead end.