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standstill

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Synonyms and Antonyms of standstill

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

battled each other to a standstill

Synonyms of standstill

deadlock, gridlock, halt, impasse, logjam, Mexican standoff, stalemate, standoff

Words Related to standstill

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

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