GRIDLOCKS Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of gridlock

as in halts

a point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in with the White House controlled by one party and Congress by the other, the nation experienced four years of legislative gridlock

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verb

present tense third-person singular of gridlock

as in fills

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Noun

Nairobi's street acrobats first began appearing in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, and they have since become normalized at traffic stops in and around the city, with acrobats taking advantage of gridlocks to perform in exchange for cash tips. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

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Seko nonetheless expects temporary gate suspensions and pilotage halts for Ningbo, Shanghai, Xiamen and Fuzhou from Friday night through Monday, with intermittent pilotage suspensions at Yangshan across the same window.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
That was March 2020, when the CEOs of General Motors, Ford, and Fiat Chrysler tried to coordinate production halts over Covid-19 fears, only to be warned by their lawyers that doing so could violate antitrust rules.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of halts

Verb

No queue fills up, nothing gets escalated, and the discrepancy waits until someone reconciles, if anyone does.

— Ran Grushkowsky, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Stanichi fills the role left vacant after Josh Simon left Netflix as head of consumer products in August 2025 to join Funko as CEO.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of fills

Noun

Previous budget deadlocks have toppled French governments in recent years.

— Chloe Taylor,Jenni Reid, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of deadlocks

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The right-sized pocket powerhouse packs an 10-strong feature set with an adjustable, dual-mode ratchet wrench, multi-jaw pliers, a bit driver and more.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2026
Final Thoughts Fujifilm Instax Mini Evo 2 The Fujifilm Instax Mini Evo 2 packs a lot of fun into a stylish package.

— Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

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