gridlock

gridlock

noun

Definition of GRIDLOCK

a point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in <with the White House controlled by one party and Congress by the other, the nation experienced four years of legislative gridlock>

Synonyms deadlock, gridlock, halt, logjam, Mexican standoff, stalemate, standoff, standstill

Related Words dead end; bind, bottleneck, corner, dilemma, fix, hole, jam, morass, pickle, pinch, plight, predicament, quagmire, quandary, spot; difficulty; problem