DEAD-ENDED Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

dead-ended

verb

past tense of dead-end

as in ended

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

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Hutton wanted to stay in the game after his playing career ended.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
Woodland, who entered the final 18-hole round tied for fourth place, six shots behind eventual champion Wyndham Clark, ended Sunday’s round in that same fourth-place slot with Collin Morikawa and Chris Gotterup following rounds of 64-65-70-69.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of ended

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After loading the AliExpress homepage, audio from his phone stopped playing over his multipoint headphones, which accept connections from more than one device at a time.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
His wife, Sheila, has also stopped working to serve as his full-time caregiver.

— sameen, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of stopped

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The agreement set a 60-day period for a wider peace deal to be negotiated, but that deadline expired with no agreement, and both countries have declared the deal dead.

— August 24, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Signed after his contract had expired at City, the move for 32-year-old Stones was trademark Giuseppe Marotta.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of expired

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At least 15 babies and children from the faith-healing sect died between 2015 and 2025 from illnesses that doctors could have successfully treated, the experts concluded.

— Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026
Kirk Heilbrun, a forensic psychologist who evaluated Clancy in April, concluded his testimony Tuesday, testifying that Clancy was suffering from a form of bipolar disorder, but could still appreciate that killing her children was wrong.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of concluded

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All the while, oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have virtually halted as Tehran clings to its leverage by threatening to strike any unauthorized oil tankers that attempt to transit the narrow waterway.

— Reuters, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2026
Competitions were canceled, horse racing fixtures abandoned and international horse transports halted.

— Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of halted

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Chipotle has not used jalapeños from Coast Citrus Distributors since July 20, and Qdoba has ceased using the product since July 28.

— Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 22 Aug. 2026
At moments like that, Out of the Further captures something of the goofy spirit of Wes Craven’s Nightmare on Elm Street movies, which also sent their characters into dimensions where reason ceased to function and dream logic ruled.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of ceased

Verb

In March 2025, the EPA terminated roughly $20 billion in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grants, with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin alleging programmatic fraud and abuse.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
His contract was renewed in 2022 by Paramount and again in 2025, months before he was terminated.

— Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026

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