Synonyms for stalemate
ˈsteɪlˌmeɪtstale·mate

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1. deadlock, dead end, impasse, stalemate, standstillnoun

   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, blind alley, dead end, tie-up, impasse

2. stalemateverb

   drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check

   Synonyms:
   deadlock, impasse, dead end, standstill

3. stalemateverb

   subject to a stalemate

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1. • Chess
   • Move
   • Situation

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1. List of paraphrases for "stalemate":

   impasse, deadlock, stagnation, standstill, logjam, neutral, paralysis, standoff, stand-off, gridlock, dead-end, stalling, rut, stillness, dilemma, cul-de-sac

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1. Timothy Lytton:

   Court opinions like this are not likely to move legislatures, the federal government has been at a stalemate over gun control legislation for well over a decade. If Sandy Hook could not move Congress to action, nothing is likely to.

2. Daniel Hodges:

   The two sides were at a stalemate at a metal door frame, i inserted Daniel Hodges so the frame was at my back in an effort to give Daniel Hodges something to brace against.

3. James Gelvin:

   First of all, Iran is involved. The United States had tried to keep Iran out of the previous talks, but since the nuclear talks, the United States is acquiescing to the fact that Iran is a player, the second one is the fact that now you have a stalemate on the ground ... neither side is going to be able to win it on the battlefield.

4. Joseph Dunford:

   Maybe some people would have characterized it as a stalemate a while ago. I'm not willing to say that, we're going to look at a wide range of things that we can do to help the Iraqis generate momentum and reinforce the successes that they're starting to have.

5. Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda:

   We find ourselves in a stalemate that can only embolden perpetrators to continue their brutality, what is needed is a dramatic shift in this council's approach to arresting Darfur suspects.