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, dead end, 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, dead end, 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. List of paraphrases for "dead-end":

   cul-de-sac, impasse, deadlock, stalemate

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1. Amnesty International deputy director:

   What we don't need in the wake of this tragedy is another 'extraordinary' meeting that leads to a dead end. What would be truly out of the ordinary - but completely necessary - is real and concerted action.

2. Rafik Hariri:

   I can't hide this from you. I have reached a dead end.

3. Anthony Fauci:

   When you get vaccinated, you not only protect your own health and that of the family, but also you contribute to the community health by preventing the spread of the virus throughout the community, in other words, you become a dead-end to the virus. And when there are a lot of dead ends around, the virus is not going to go anywhere.

4. T.R. Threston:

   I've discovered that researching family descendants is similar to putting a mouse into a puzzle box to find the cheese. Every time you think you're on the right path, you hit a dead end.

5. The Chinese President:

   Reunification is the historical trend and the right path, Taiwan independence is... a dead end.