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impasse

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of impasse

1 a point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in
  • Negotiations are at an impasse.
Synonyms of impasse

deadlock, gridlock, halt, logjam, stalemate, standoff, standstill
Words Related to impasse

dead end

bind, bottleneck, corner, dilemma, fix, hole, jam, morass, pickle, pinch, plight, predicament, quagmire, quandary, spot

difficulty

problem
2 a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
  • the impossible impasse faced by those who opposed the war but did not want to seem disloyal to the troops
Synonyms of impasse

bind, catch-22, corner, dilemma, fix, hole, jam, mire, pickle, predicament, quagmire, spot
Words Related to impasse

difficulty, node

hot water, soup

pinch, plight, quandary, scrape, trouble

deadlock, halt, logjam, stalemate, standstill

clutch, crisis, crossroad, emergency, exigency, juncture, strait
Phrases Synonymous with impasse

kettle of fish

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