deadlocked

adjective

as in unworkable

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Recent Examples of deadlocked The federal plan comes after years of deadlocked negotiations between the states. — CBS News, 31 July 2026 The jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict and on Tuesday told Sacramento Superior Court Judge Michael Bowman it was hopelessly deadlocked. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026 England and Argentina remained deadlocked 0-0 with no shots on goal at either end. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026 Negotiations between Israel and Hamas remain largely deadlocked over the implementation of the ceasefire’s second phase, including the disarmament of Hamas and the reconstruction of Gaza. — Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026 Unfortunately for Colombia, and anyone hoping for a breakthrough, Campaz fired his shot far into the stands, ensuring the game remained deadlocked. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026 Because of a deadlocked jury on six of the counts, Puente was only convicted of three. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 7 July 2026 The rape charge involving Mann ended in a mistrial due to a deadlocked jury, which ultimately happened again in the latest proceedings. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 25 June 2026 Defense attorney Steve Haney requested an Allen charge, in which a judge gives specific instructions to encourage a deadlocked jury in a criminal trial to reach a unanimous verdict and avoid a mistrial. — Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deadlocked
  1. unworkable
  2. unusable
  3. ineffective
  4. useless
  5. ineffectual
  6. unproductive
  7. deactivated
  8. nonproductive
Adjective
  • The county education office and the state’s Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team tell district officials their plan is unworkable, and the squabble continues.
    — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • But critics say the code is difficult to implement, unworkable in practice and could lead to discrimination against trans people.
    — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of unworkable
Adjective
  • Most of the web is unusable without an ad blocker, and Edge killing support for the best one will only make the experience worse.
    — Chris Hoffman, PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The symbol of an institution that for decades has prepared many of Ukraine’s top public finance officials and ministers sat bomb-blasted and unusable.
    — Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of unusable
Adjective
  • Ironically, the authority of doctors was supremely important to medieval people, even if the treatments seem barbaric and ineffective now.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Sheriff Byron Roberson said deputies deployed 10 Taser probes, but some were ineffective, potentially because of the thickness of Lunceford’s construction clothing.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of ineffective
Adjective
  • Even the useless adults of The Shards would surely act quickly to arrest Robert with this much evidence.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Talarico calls Big Bend border wall 'useless' Democratic candidate James Talarico reacted to images of bulldozers at Big Bend in an X post.
    — Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of useless
Adjective
  • Lekkerimäki, effectively, is both undersized, struggles to maintain possession of the puck along the wall, is an ineffectual defender and isn’t quick or fast enough to create the separation required to leverage his offensive tools against checkers.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 30 June 2026
  • In Australia, a similar ban has proven almost totally ineffectual.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 20 June 2026
Definition of ineffectual
Adjective
  • The most important driver is the unit economics of campus recruitment + making inexperienced, unproductive new workers productive.
    — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The new class of legislators will inherit a body marked by a tense and often unproductive last few years, including budgetary delays and accusations of poor communication and transparency.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of unproductive
Adjective
  • Authorities discovered 113 vials, with some testing positive for deactivated monkeypox virus.
    — Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 3 June 2026
  • Unlike brewer's yeast, which is activated, nutritional yeast is a deactivated or inactive strain of the fungus Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
    — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 4 Mar. 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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