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plural of impasse
Synonyms 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
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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 for 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
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“Impasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impasses. Accessed 24 Oct. 2021.
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