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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 used the term stalemate a year ago and, relatively speaking, it has not changed much.
We will end up in a sort of proxy war, a semi-permanent stalemate is the most likely outcome. It could last for years to come.
Maybe some people would have characterized it as a stalemate a while ago. I'm not willing to say that, we're going to look at a wide range of things that we can do to help the Iraqis generate momentum and reinforce the successes that they're starting to have.
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.
It was never going to be that fun for me to go on riding on a plateau level and not keep progressing, but by the same token I got to a point where I really couldn't take getting injured anymore in the name of progression, it put me in a stalemate. I probably could have milked BMX for a lot longer if I'd really wanted to, but that's not my style.
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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