Synonyms for logjam
ˈlɔgˌdʒæm, ˈlɒg-log·jam

Princeton's WordNet

1. logjamnoun

   any stoppage attributable to unusual activity

   "the legislation ran into a logjam"

2. logjamnoun

   an immovable mass of logs blocking a river

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1. • Mass
   • Stoppage

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1. List of paraphrases for "logjam":

   impasse, deadlock, stalemate, jam, stagnation

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1. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo:

   They bought the machine, they have the machine, they have the test, but they need the reagents to do a higher volume of tests, that's the logjam we are in.

2. Mark Gregory:

   When walking into an event, it's human nature to gravitate to our right and move around the room counterclockwise, that's everyone else's instinct too, which is why there's often a logjam by the front door.

3. Tim Quinlan:

   The problem continues to be sourcing the input components and the skilled workers that remain in short supply, but there is evidence that the logjam is beginning to break up.

4. Craig Packer:

   It's not like there's so much else away from this to compete, but it's going to be a bit of a logjam.

5. Jerrold Nadler:

   The very next step, either tomorrow or Friday, is we're going into court to ask for the grand jury material and to enforce the subpoena against Mr. McGahn, that's particularly important because the excuses ... that the White House gives for McGahn not testifying ... are the same excuses for all the other fact witnesses, and if we break that, we'll break the logjam.