STALEMATE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for STALEMATE?

Need another word that means the same as “stalemate”? Find 7 synonyms and 30 related words for “stalemate” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Stalemate” are: dead end, deadlock, impasse, standstill, draw, tie, dead heat

Stalemate as a Noun

Definitions of "Stalemate" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “stalemate” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A position counting as a draw, in which a player is not in check but cannot move except into check.
• A situation in which further action or progress by opposing or competing parties seems impossible.
• A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible.
• Drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check.

Synonyms of "Stalemate" as a noun (7 Words)

dead end	People who are no longer living.
dead heat	People who are no longer living.
deadlock	A type of lock requiring a key to open and close it, as distinct from a spring lock. Ashton broke the deadlock with a penalty after 15 minutes.
draw	The act of drawing or hauling something. He got a pair of kings in the draw.
impasse	A situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement; a deadlock. The current political impasse.
standstill	A situation or condition in which there is no movement or activity at all. The traffic came to a standstill.
tie	Neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn mostly by men under a collar and tied in knot at the front. The British call a railroad tie a sleeper.

Usage Examples of "Stalemate" as a noun

• Last time I played him it ended up in stalemate.
• The war had again reached stalemate.

Associations of "Stalemate" (30 Words)

abeyance	Temporary cessation or suspension. Matters were held in abeyance pending further enquiries.
agonize	Cause to agonize. A question which will agonize the technocrats.
cease	Cease is a noun only in the phrase without cease end. On his retirement the job will cease to exist.
cessation	A stopping. The cessation of hostilities.
deadlock	Secure a door with a deadlock. An attempt to break the deadlock.
desist	Stop doing something; cease or abstain. Each pledged to desist from acts of sabotage.
difficulty	The quality of being difficult. They agreed about the difficulty of the climb.
discontinue	Cease taking (a newspaper or periodical) or paying (a subscription). The support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31.
halt	Come to a halt stop moving. During the halt he got some lunch.
halting	Fragmentary or halting from emotional strain. Uttered a few halting words of sorrow.
hardship	A state of misfortune or affliction. The many hardships of frontier life.
hiatus	A pause or break in continuity in a sequence or activity. There was a brief hiatus in the war with France.
immovable	Immovable property. The immovable hills.
impasse	A street with only one way in or out. Reached an impasse on the negotiations.
layover	A period of rest or waiting before a further stage in a journey. There was only a forty eight minute layover.
pause	Temporarily interrupt the operation of (a process or device. She had paused a tape on the VCR.
permanently	For a long time without essential change. He is permanently disabled.
predicament	(in Aristotelian logic) each of the ten ‘categories’, often listed as: substance or being, quantity, quality, relation, place, time, posture, having or possession, action, and passion. Finds himself in a most awkward predicament.
puzzled	Filled with bewilderment. The questioners were met with puzzled looks.
quandary	A situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one. Kate was in a quandary.
quit	Stop or discontinue (an action or activity. The landlord issued a notice to quit.
stanch	Stop the flow of a liquid.
standstill	An interruption of normal activity. The traffic came to a standstill.
stasis	Inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forces. Long periods of stasis.
stop	Cause to stop. His next stop is Atlanta.
suffering	Psychological suffering. His disregard for the sufferings of his fellow countrymen.
temporarily	For a limited period of time; not permanently. Symptoms may disappear temporarily.
trouble	Take the trouble to do something concern oneself. The government s policies ran into trouble.
unaccustomed	Not customary or usual. Many varieties of unaccustomed foods.
walkout	A strike in which the workers walk out. There was a walkout by the Black members as the chairman rose to speak.