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Mexican standoff

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Synonyms and Antonyms of Mexican standoff

a point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in

in the battle over bedtime the parents and their son are at a Mexican standoff

Synonyms of Mexican standoff

deadlock, gridlock, halt, impasse, logjam, stalemate, standoff, standstill

Words Related to Mexican standoff

bind, bottleneck, corner, dilemma, fix, hole, jam, morass, pickle, pinch, plight, predicament, quagmire, quandary, spot

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