Synonyms of gridlock

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noun

as in halt

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 & Similar Words

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

gridlock

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verb

as in to fill

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fill
• cork
• silt
• pack
• congest
• clog
• stopper
• fur
• stop (up)
• obstruct
• flood
• dam
• stopple
• glut
• spile
• bung
• gum (up)
• block
• jam
• swamp
• plug (up)
• occlude
• clot
• overwhelm
• inundate
• choke
• stuff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• open (up)
• free
• clear
• unplug
• unclog
• hollow (out)
• unblock
• scoop (out)
• unstop
• empty
• excavate
• lighten