Synonyms of deadlocks

deadlocks

noun

plural of deadlock

as in halts

a point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in

the jury sent a note to the judge that it was hopelessly stuck in a deadlock

Synonyms & Similar Words

• halts
• impasses
• stalemates
• standstills
• logjams
• jams
• gridlocks
• standoffs
• predicaments
• dilemmas
• bottlenecks
• problems
• Mexican standoffs
• plights
• holes
• pickles
• quandaries
• dead ends
• fixes
• binds
• quagmires
• difficulties
• morasses
• corners
• spots
• pinches

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deadlocks

Disputes within legislatures sometimes led to deadlocks, and many states opted to select senators in partisan primaries or a general election. — Christopher A. Cooper, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

The reforms center on breaking veto-heavy decision deadlocks, bringing poorer economies into global supply chains, cracking down on unfair state subsidies and rewriting outdated 20th-century trade rules. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Such victories accustomed many Americans to imagining that their skilled leaders could break seemingly intractable political deadlocks in decisive ways. — Orville Schell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2026

Across 10 trials, the system achieved a 90 percent autonomous success rate with four robots and 70 percent with eight, while recovering from navigation errors and formation deadlocks without human assistance. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

Having killed Downey, Amos cuts one of his deadlocks and puts it in Axel’s little red book. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for reform of the Security Council's permanent members in his annual statement on the anniversary of the United Nations charter, arguing that the current establishment excludes key global voices and suffers from too many deadlocks. — Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025

Twice in recent years, the board spent months facing regular partisan deadlocks — first after Nathan Fletcher resigned in 2023 and again after Nora Vargas left office early this year. — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025