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. Jennifer McQuiston:

   They had tested several hundred specimens and it looked like it was coming to a dead end.

2. Henry Louis Mencken:

   Life is a dead-end street.

3. Korean War.As:

   No blackmailing, blocking or extreme pressuring will work. Acting in one's own way and serving one's own interests will not work. Seeking hegemony and bullying others will not work and will lead the world to nowhere but a dead end.

4. 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.

5. Leslie Miklosy:

   A dead end is the only way out of where you shouldn't be going.