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impasses

noun , plural of impasse

Synonyms and Antonyms of impasses

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

in their bitter custody battle, the divorcing couple are at a total impasse

Synonyms of impasses

deadlocks, gridlocks, halts, logjams, Mexican standoffs, stalemates, standoffs, standstills

Words Related to impasses

binds, bottlenecks, corners, dilemmas, fixes, holes, jams, morasses, pickles, pinches, plights, predicaments, quagmires, quandaries, spots

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 impasses

binds, boxes, catch-22's (or catch-22s), corners, dilemmas, fixes, holes, jackpots [chiefly West], jams, mires, pickles, predicaments, quagmires, rabbit holes, rattraps, spots, sticky wickets, swamps

Words Related to impasses

difficulties, nodes

hot waters, soups

pinches, plights, quandaries, scrapes, troubles

deadlocks, halts, logjams, stalemates, standstills

clutches, crises, crossroads, emergencies, exigencies, junctures, straits

Phrases Synonymous with impasses

kettles of fish

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