DEADLOCKED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

deadlocked

adjective

as in unworkable

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Recent Examples of deadlocked Trump heads deep into Texas as GOP races to turn out voters in deadlocked Senate fight. — FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Polls point to a deadlocked parliament, with the opposition — an anyone-but-Netanyahu bloc led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot — on track to win the most seats, but short of a majority. — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Earlier this fall, a deadlocked jury in the Lindsay Clancy murder case forced the judge to declare a mistrial. — Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026 Russia and Ukraine have been waging a long-range aerial war while their armies remain largely deadlocked on the front line. — Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026 Russia and Ukraine have been locked in a long-range aerial war while their armies remain largely deadlocked on the front line. — Susie Blann, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026 Gohar Khan, the party’s chairman, said days ago that negotiations remained deadlocked after two rounds. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 Russia and Ukraine are locked in a long-range aerial war while their armies remain largely deadlocked on the front line, more than 4 1/2 years since Moscow's full-scale invasion. — CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026 Russia and Ukraine are engaged in a long-range aerial war as their armies remain largely deadlocked on the battlefield, more than 4 ½ years after Moscow’s all-out invasion of its neighbor. — NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026

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Adjective

But Shanske says arguments that the proposal would prove administratively unworkable are unfounded.

— Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
In other words, Israel is insisting that Hamas meet all its phase two obligations even before Israel has met any of its phase one obligations—a position that renders the plan unworkable.

— KHALED ELGINDY, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of unworkable

Adjective

The move is meant to counter return scams and reduce unusable inventory, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026
In healthcare and pharmaceutical supply chains, drug products become unusable after expiration dates are reached.

— Santanu Boral, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of unusable

Adjective

Raman has portrayed Bass as a weak and ineffective leader, pointing to her handling of the Palisades fire, the homelessness crisis and the city’s ongoing struggle to deliver basic services.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Hays served on the pre-platform committee at the 1952 Democratic National Convention and the platform committee in 1956, co-authoring weak and ineffective civil rights planks.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of ineffective

Adjective

This aggression is possible in large part because the institutions responsible for managing the oceans are ineffectual.

— Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
For nearly two decades, Rahul Gandhi has been portrayed as an entitled and ineffectual politician who could neither revive the Indian National Congress party nor challenge the iron rule of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

— Rana Ayyub, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of ineffectual

Adjective

But when Cook finally got his turn in the 2024 season, the run game was mostly unproductive despite the flashes Cook showed during the offseason.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
Too often, the vision is not clear, which causes leaders to have to micromanage and check in more often, which can lead to unproductive employees.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of unproductive

Adjective

Most traditional flu shots use a deactivated version of the virus — often grown in eggs — to teach the immune system how to fight it.

— Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2026
In people with the natural mutation, every cell in the body has the deactivated ANGPTL3 gene.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of deactivated

Adjective

North Dakota adopted a bill last year requiring a legislative council to study the feasibility of using nonproductive wells to generate geothermal power.

— Maria Gallucci, Wired News, 16 May 2026
Returning nonproductive properties to the tax rolls, creating jobs and boosting the quality of life are only some of the benefits of redeveloping troubled properties.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026

Definition of nonproductive

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