Synonyms of dead-end

dead-end 1 of 2

verb

as in to end

to come to an end

after several fruitless years, the research seems to have simply dead-ended

Synonyms & Similar Words

• end
• stop
• halt
• conclude
• expire
• cease
• terminate
• close
• pass
• finish
• die
• go
• wind up
• stall
• lapse
• break off
• determine
• quit
• leave off
• discontinue
• elapse
• let up
• break up
• bite the dust
• wink (out)
• refrain (from)
• desist (from)
• pack (up or in)
• stay
• cut out
• lay off (of)
• pause
• suspend
• break down
• knock off
• give over
• wind down
• abate
• conk (out)
• peter (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continue
• persist
• hang on
• prolong
• extend
• draw out
• protract

dead end

2 of 2

noun

1

as in high road

Synonyms & Similar Words

• high road
• close
• road
• highway
• secondary road
• side road
• pass
• avenue
• roadway
• freeway
• route
• artery
• arterial
• expressway
• row
• pike
• drive
• boulevard
• thoroughfare
• turnpike
• side street
• causeway
• drag
• cul-de-sac
• way
• shunpike
• trace
• crossroad
• thruway
• branch
• alley
• byway
• carriageway
• bystreet
• lane
• alleyway
• circle
• corridor
• backstreet
• place
• trail
• track
• mews
• laneway

2

as in dilemma

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dilemma
• corner
• plight
• predicament
• bottleneck
• bind
• quandary
• fix
• jam
• pickle
• pinch
• quagmire
• spot
• morass
• halt
• problem
• standstill
• deadlock
• Mexican standoff
• impasse
• hole
• standoff
• gridlock
• stalemate
• logjam
• difficulty