Synonyms for blind alley
blind alley

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1. blind alleynoun

   Synonyms:
   dead end, cul-de-sac

2. blind alleynoun

   A street that leads nowhere.

   Synonyms:
   cul-de-sac, dead end

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1. blind alley, cul de sac, dead-end street, impassenoun

   a street with only one way in or out

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

2. blind alleynoun

   (figurative) a course of action that is unproductive and offers no hope of improvement

   "all the clues led the police into blind alleys"; "so far every road that we've been down has turned out to be a blind alley"

   Synonyms:
   cul de sac, impasse, dead-end street

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1. blind alley

   Synonyms:
   CUL-DE-SAC

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1. blind alley

   Synonyms:
   cul-de-sac, impasse

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1. Erik Pevernagie:

   The past becomes our second personality. It is our intrinsic safety code, irrespective of a potential love-hate relationship. It may become our guardian angel and protect us from a bleak blind alley, since it knows that “we” know and we know the colors of its cards. Experience is a tough master and knows the tricks of the trade. It teaches us how to play. ( " Not without the past" )

2. Gunther Krichbaum:

   We are talking with Britain and I love Britain and want to keep talking to them, But when the rhetoric is driving you at 100 miles per hour up a blind alley, you have to realize that you won't be able to turn round at the end of the blind alley.

3. Premier Rachel Notley:

   Ignoring climate change is a blind alley for both the energy business, and for the province of Alberta.

4. Gunther Krichbaum:

   I love Britain and want to keep talking to them, But when the rhetoric is driving you at 100 miles per hour up a blind alley, you have to realize that you won't be able to turn round at the end of the blind alley.