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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| standstill | /x | Noun, Noun |
| stalemate | /x | Noun, Noun |
| impasse | x/ | Noun, Noun |
| gridlock | /x | Noun |
| bottleneck | /xx | Noun |
| conflict | /x | Noun |
| standoff | /x | Noun |
| stoppage | /x | Noun |
| break | / | Noun, Verb |
| delay | x/ | Noun |
| irresolvable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| postponement | x/x | Noun |
| unsolvable | x/xx | Adjective |
| negotiations | xxx/x | Noun |
| indecision | xx/x | Noun |
| crisis | /x | Noun |
| compromise | /xx | Noun |
| concurrency | x/xx | Noun |
| discord | /x | Noun |
| tussle | /x | Noun |
| shutdown | /x | Noun |
| stagnation | x/x | Noun |
| stranglehold | /xx | Noun |
| deficit | /xx | Noun |
| disunity | x/xx | Noun |
| fatal | /x | Adjective |
| intractable | x/xx | Adjective |
| disjunction | x/x | Noun |
| lock | / | Noun |
| acrimony | /xxx | Noun |
| silence | /x | Noun |
| mismatch | x/ | Noun |
| adjournment | x/x | Noun |
| defeat | x/ | Noun |
| ceasefire | //x | Noun |
| stalling | /x | Noun |
| disunion | x/x | Noun |
| rift | / | Noun |
| slowdown | /x | Noun |
| disagreement | xx/x | Noun |
| truce | / | Noun |
| paradox | /xx | Noun |
| failure | /x | Noun |
| intransigence | x/xx | Noun |
| contradiction | xx/x | Noun |
| paralysis | x/xx | Noun |
| quagmire | /xx | Noun |
| protracted | x/x | Adjective |
| situation | xx/x | Noun |
| dilemma | x/x | Noun |
| incompatibility | xxxx/xx | Noun |
| clash | / | Noun |
| roadblock | /x | Noun |
| prolonged | x/ | Adjective |
| problems | /x | Noun |
| dependency | x/xx | Noun |
| slump | / | Noun |
| error | /x | Noun |
| resolve | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| strife | / | Noun |
| death grip | // | Phrase, Noun |
| sticking point | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| arrest | x/ | Noun |
| stand | / | Noun |
| fight to the finish | //x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| strike | / | Noun |
| lockout | /x | Noun |
| face off | // | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| blockade | x/ | Noun |
| duel | /x | Noun |
| power struggle | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| fight | / | Noun |
| cold war | // | Phrase, Noun |
| chopping block | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| battle | /x | Noun |
| fatality | x/xx | Noun |
| controversy | /xxx | Noun |
| deadline | /x | Noun |
| dispute | x/ | Noun |
| feud | / | Noun |
| encounter | x/x | Noun |
| mortal combat | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| gang war | // | Phrase, Noun |
| battle of the sexes | /x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| trouble | /x | Noun |
| gauntlet | /x | Noun |
| agon | /x | Noun |
| knockout | /x | Noun |
| embargo | x/x | Noun |
| force majeure | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| combat | /x | Noun |
| point of contention | //x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| contest | /x | Noun |
| engagement | x/x | Noun |
| siege | / | Noun |
| slaughter | /x | Noun |
| quarrel | /x | Noun |
| war of nerves | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| arms race | // | Phrase, Noun |
| state of war | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| pile on | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| armistice | /xx | Noun |
| altercation | xx/x | Noun |
| debate | x/ | Noun |
| general strike | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| battle royal | /x/x | Name, Name |
| dead set | // | Phrase, Noun, Adjective |
| massacre | /xx | Noun |
| confrontation | xx/x | Noun |
| war of words | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| firefight | /x | Noun |
| kill | / | Verb |
| tragedy | /xx | Noun |
| decision | x/x | Noun |
| gunfight | /x | Noun |
| combatant | x/x | Noun |
| unbreakable | x/xx | Adjective |
| darwinism | /xxx | Name |
| ensued | x/ | Verb |
| starvation | x/x | Noun |
| hopeless | /x | Adjective |
| inaction | x/x | Noun |
| dissension | x/x | Noun |
| recipe | /xx | Noun |
| beyond | x/ | Noun |
| embrace | x/ | Noun |
| synchronization | xxx/x | Noun |
| constitutional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| talks | / | Noun |
| event | x/ | Noun |
| trenches | /x | Noun |
| possibility | xx/xx | Noun |
| frustrating | /xx | Adjective |
| detects | x/ | Verb |
| diplomatic | xx/x | Adjective |
| democracy | x/xx | Noun |
| ended | /x | Verb |
| parliamentary | xx/xx | Adjective |
| drift | / | Noun |
| executive | x/xx | Noun |
| persisted | x/x | Verb |
| accident | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| aggravation | xx/x | Noun |
| allergy | /xx | Noun |
| alley | /x | Noun |
| alleyway | /xx | Noun |
| anarchy | /xx | Noun |
| antepartum | xx/x | Adjective |
| antigen | /xx | Noun |
| approach | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| arousal | x/x | Noun |
| automated | /xxx | Adjective |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| ban | / | Noun, Verb |
| battleground | /xx | Noun |
| bind | / | Noun, Verb |
| bloc | / | Noun |
| block | / | Noun, Verb |
| blockage | /x | Noun |
| breakdown | /x | Noun |
| breakthrough | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| chaos | /x | Noun |
| clog | / | Verb, Noun |
| confusion | x/x | Noun |
| congestion | x/x | Noun |
| corner | /x | Noun, Verb |
| crime | / | Noun, Verb |
| defect | /x | Noun, Verb |
| downturn | /x | Noun, Verb |
| enslavement | x/x | Noun |
| estrangement | x/x | Noun |
| faltering | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| fear | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| freeze | / | Noun, Verb |
| gating | /x | Noun |
| halt | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| hazard | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hindrance | /x | Noun |
| hole | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| ice | / | Noun, Verb |
| immobility | xx/xx | Noun |
| impossibility | xxx/xx | Noun |
| inability | xx/xx | Noun |
| inactivity | xx/xx | Noun |
| inertia | x/x | Noun |
| insecurity | xx/xx | Noun |
| interlock | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| knot | / | Noun, Verb |
| limbo | /x | Noun, Verb |
| lockup | /x | Noun |
| mess | / | Noun, Verb |
| morass | x/ | Noun |
| neutral | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| obstacle | /xx | Noun |
| obstruction | x/x | Noun |
| ostracism | /xxx | Noun |
| outbreak | /x | Noun, Verb |
| palsy | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| pat | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| predicament | x/xx | Noun |
| rigidity | x/xx | Noun |
| rut | / | Noun, Verb |
| setback | /x | Noun |
| showdown | /x | Noun |
| smoke | / | Noun, Verb |
| solidity | x/xx | Noun |
| spill | / | Noun, Verb |
| stasis | /x | Noun |
| stay | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| sticking | /x | Noun |
| stillness | /x | Noun |
| strained | / | Adjective |
| stumble | /x | Verb, Noun |
| tie | / | Noun, Verb |
| treadmill | /x | Noun, Verb |
| unsupervised | x/xx | Adjective |
| wall | / | Noun, Verb |
| waste | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| aisle | / | Noun |
| backside | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| southend | /x | Name |
