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

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Stalemate as a Noun
Definitions of "Stalemate" as a noun
Synonyms of "Stalemate" as a noun (7 Words)
Usage Examples of "Stalemate" as a noun
Associations of "Stalemate" (30 Words)

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.*