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dead-ended

verb , past tense of dead-end

Synonyms and Antonyms of dead-ended

to come to an end

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

Synonyms of dead-ended

broke off, broke up, ceased, closed, concluded, determined, died, discontinued, elapsed, ended, expired, finished, halted, lapsed, left off, let up, passed, quit (also quitted), stopped, terminated, went, winked (out), wound up (also winded up)

Words Related to dead-ended

desisted (from), laid off (of), refrained (from)

gave over [British], knocked off, packed (up or in)

broke down, conked (out), cut out, stalled

paused, stayed, suspended

abated, petered (out), wound down (also winded down)

Phrases Synonymous with dead-ended

Near Antonyms of dead-ended

drew out, extended, prolonged, protracted

Antonyms of dead-ended

continued, hung on, persisted

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