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Synonyms for gridlock
ˈgrɪdˌlɒkgrid·lock

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. gridlocknoun

    a traffic jam so bad that no movement is possible

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  1. List of paraphrases for "gridlock":

    impasse, deadlock, stalemate, paralysis, saturation, stagnation, congestion

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Words popularity by usage frequency

rankingword
#11728congestion
#16766saturation
#24236paralysis
#28830deadlock
#40026stagnation
#41226impasse
#48196gridlock
#48423stalemate

How to use gridlock in a sentence?

  1. Boris Johnson:

    We could have a Conservative majority government which will get Brexit done and unleash Britain's potential, this election is our chance to end the gridlock but the result is on a knife-edge.

  2. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez:

    I am grateful to President Biden for the honor of nominating me, and I wish this administration well as it strives to overcome the paralyzing political gridlock that threatens far more than our nation's border, frankly, the dysfunction threatens America's heart and soul.

  3. John Wisniewski:

    Let's face it: it's partisan sniping because this is an embarrassing episode for the Republican Party in which a high ranking member of the governor's staff, for clearly political reasons, closed lanes leading to George Washington Bridge, creating not only a public safety nightmare but just traffic gridlock for an entire community for four days.

  4. President Trump:

    I don't think any Senate office has been more successful in getting things done, but honestly, it has gotten harder and harder to break through the partisan gridlock and make progress on substantive policy, and that has contributed to my decision.

  5. President Barack Obama:

    We see greater polarization, more frequent gridlock; movements on the far right, and sometimes the left, that insist on stopping the trade that binds our fates to other nations, calling for the building of walls to keep out immigrants.


Translations for gridlock

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  • Stau, Verkehrskollaps, Verkehrsinfarkt, StillstandGerman
  • atasco, embotellamiento, paralizaciónSpanish
  • liikennesuma, tukos, sumaFinnish
  • embouteillage, impasseFrench
  • խցանում, մեռյալ կետ, փակուղի, խռնվածք, կուտակականգArmenian
  • ingorgoItalian
  • 雑沓, 雑踏, 渋滞, 停滞, 交通渋滞Japanese
  • kork, kø, trafikkorkNorwegian
  • verkeersinfarct, verkeerschaosDutch
  • blokadaPolish
  • engarrafamento, bloqueio, impassePortuguese
  • тупик, мёртвая точка, пробка, застой, заторRussian
  • กริดล็อคThai

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