Antonyms 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

How to use stalemate in a sentence?

1. Stephen Innes:

   With the Mexican stalemate averted and no harmful shockwaves from this weekend G-20 meeting ... oil could trade favorably as WTI and Brent will continue to track the broader risk environment high.

2. Matt Duchene:

   Were so evenly matched, I find, with the way we both play and theres not much room out there. Theres no one really taking over the game, its such a stalemate out there and Im not surprised it went to overtime back-to-back games.

3. 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.

4. John Kilduff:

   The situation with China is as bearish as the Iran situation is bullish, that's why I think we continue to be here in a stalemate.

5. Lloyd Austin:

   And so rather than having a stalemate, what you’ll probably see is Ukrainians shaping this fight so they can create opportunities for themselves and exploit those opportunities going forward.

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