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dead-end

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms of dead-end

(Entry 1 of 2)

to come to an end

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

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Phrases Synonymous with dead-end

bite the dust

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dead end

noun

Synonyms of dead end (Entry 2 of 2)

1 as in close, cul-de-sac

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for dead end

close
[chiefly British],
cul-de-sac

causeway

circle,
lane,
laneway
[British],
mews
[chiefly British],
place

corridor

track,
trail

2 as in problem, Mexican standoff

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for dead end

problem

difficulty

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