DEADLOCKED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

deadlocked

adjective

as in unworkable

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of deadlocked The Biden-era FCC remained deadlocked at 2-2 until Gomez was confirmed by the Senate in September 2023. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 4 Nov. 2026 His first trial, in 2022, ended with a deadlocked jury on all counts. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for deadlocked

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 described the city’s use of hotel and motel rooms for temporary housing as expensive and ineffective, saying short-term rental vouchers are a better alternative.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Fast delivery but slow acknowledgment may point to alert noise, alert fatigue or ineffective notification methods.

— Judit Sharon, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 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

The Falcons went three-and-out on their second drive, a series done in when a check-down throw on 2nd-and-7 to Robinson was unproductive and then the Falcons were penalized for having too many players in the huddle on third down.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 25 Oct. 2026
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

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

Browse Nearby Words

deadlock

deadlocked

deadlocks

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Deadlocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadlocked. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of deadlocked

adjective

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

gauntlet

Popular in Grammar & Usage

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

31 Useful Rhetorical Devices

More Commonly Misspelled Words

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Popular in Wordplay

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

The Longest Long Words List

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Popular

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Games & Quizzes