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
  • In many cases, accounting for those risks makes projects financially unworkable, which is why uncertainty often causes developers to delay or walk away from deals altogether.
    — Lee Kiser, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The lawsuit says the HFPA members were promised lifetime Golden Globes tickets and voting privileges, along with other perks, which Penske reneged on by attaching unworkable conditions.
    — Andrew Dalton, Fortune, 29 July 2026
Definition of unworkable
Adjective
  • Ossie then agrees to tell any of Camille and Robert Sims’s Raiders that his equipment’s busted and unusable.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 24 July 2026
  • There are 10 public showers that have become unusable over time due to misuse by some residents.
    — Julimar Valentina Rivas Perez, NBC news, 24 July 2026
Definition of unusable
Adjective
  • Websites often attract unsuitable clients due to ineffective copy, hindering business growth.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • But these types of cases, especially ones where the petitioner claims ineffective assistance of counsel, are hard to win, two defense attorneys told the Statesman.
    — Alex Brizee July 30, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026
Definition of ineffective
Adjective
  • But from how the thudding steps gained on me, my efforts were useless.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
  • The wrong answer, no matter how inexpensive or how fast it has been delivered, is useless.
    — Bruce Kelley, Forbes.com, 31 July 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
  • In contrast, spending time involves unproductive activities, confusing busyness with progress.
    — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Desertification is the severe degradation of fertile drylands into unproductive, desert-like terrain, stripping the soil of its vegetation, nutrients, and agricultural capability.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 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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