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Synonyms for stalemate
ˈsteɪlˌmeɪtstale·mate
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Princeton's WordNet
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, impassestalemateverb
drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check
Synonyms:
deadlock, impasse, dead end, standstillstalemateverb
subject to a stalemate
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1778 | stand | |
#5908 | neutral | |
#13532 | dilemma | |
#21749 | cul | |
#24236 | paralysis | |
#28830 | deadlock | |
#31131 | standoff | |
#37165 | rut | |
#40026 | stagnation | |
#41226 | impasse | |
#41436 | stillness | |
#45060 | standstill | |
#47204 | stalling | |
#48196 | gridlock | |
#48423 | stalemate | |
#91669 | logjam |
How to use stalemate in a sentence?
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.
First of all, Iran is involved. The United States had tried to keep Iran out of the previous talks, but since the nuclear talks, the United States is acquiescing to the fact that Iran is a player, the second one is the fact that now you have a stalemate on the ground ... neither side is going to be able to win it on the battlefield.
I think the things that we’re doing, the capability that we’re providing – again, capability, not just a platform – the capabilities that we’re providing I think will enable the Ukrainians begin to change the dynamics on the battlefield, 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.
The two sides were at a stalemate at a metal door frame, i inserted Daniel Hodges so the frame was at my back in an effort to give Daniel Hodges something to brace against.
We used the term stalemate a year ago and, relatively speaking, it has not changed much.
Translations for stalemate
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- مأزق, طريق مسدودArabic
- безизходица, патBulgarian
- patCzech
- Stillstand, Patt, StockenGerman
- πατ, αδιέξοδοGreek
- tablas, estancamiento, rey ahogado, un punto muertoSpanish
- pattEstonian
- pattiFinnish
- impasse, patFrench
- leamhsháinnIrish
- պատArmenian
- stalloItalian
- ステイルメイト, 行き詰りJapanese
- 교착상태Korean
- ќор-сокак, патMacedonian
- pat, patstellingDutch
- patPolish
- impasse, afogamento, beco sem saídaPortuguese
- тупик, безвыходное положение, патRussian
- пат, patSerbo-Croatian
- patSlovak
- pattSwedish
- ప్రతిష్టంభనTelugu
- патова ситуаціяUkrainian
- 僵持Chinese
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