| Main Entry: | dead heat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tie in a contest |
Synonyms: |
Mexican standoff, blanket finish, draw, even money, neck-and-neck race, photo finish, six of one and half a dozen of the other, standoff, tie, tie game, wash, without a difference |
| Main Entry: | deadlock |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stalemate, impasse |
Synonyms: |
Catch-22, box*, cessation, checkmate, corner, dead end, dead heat, dilemma, draw, full stop, gridlock, halt, hole, pause, pickle, plight, posture, predicament, quandary, standoff, standstill, tie, wall* |
| Notes: | stalemate does not end - it is the outcome (stale in stalemate is from Anglo-Norman meaning 'be placed'); a standoff or deadlock can end |
Antonyms: |
agreement, breakthrough |
| Main Entry: | draw |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tie in competition |
Synonyms: |
dead end, dead heat, deadlock, even steven, photo finish, stalemate, standoff, tie |
| Main Entry: | simultaneous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happening at about the same time |
Synonyms: |
accompanying, agreeing, at the same time, coetaneous, coeval, coexistent, coexisting, coincident, coinciding, concurrent, concurring, contemporaneous, contemporary, dead heat, in sync, synchronal, synchronic, synchronous, with the beat |
Antonyms: |
asynchronous, different, divided, following, preceding, separate |
| Main Entry: | standoff |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | draw, tie |
Synonyms: |
Mexican standoff, dead heat, deadlock, drawn battle, even game, impasse, level, stalemate, toss-up, wash |
| Main Entry: | tie |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | deadlock |
Synonyms: |
dead heat, draw, drawn battle, equivalence, even game, level, photo finish, push, stalemate, standoff |
Antonyms: |
loss, win |
| Main Entry: | Mexican standoff |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | impasse |
Synonyms: |
collision, cross-purposes, dead heat, deadlock, even money, showdown, standoff, wash |
| Main Entry: | photo finish |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very close finish |
Synonyms: |
blanket finish, close finish, dead heat, even money, neck-and-neck race |