| 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 |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | dead end |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cul-de-sac; deadlock |
Synonyms: |
Catch-22, blank wall, blind alley, corner, draw, impasse, nowhere to turn, obstacle, road block, stalemate, standoff, stumbling block |
| 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: | distant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | aloof |
Synonyms: |
arrogant, ceremonious, cold, cool, formal, haughty, insociable, laid back, modest, offish, on ice, proud, put on airs, remote, reserved, restrained, reticent, retiring, shy, solitary, standoff, standoffish, stiff, stuck-up, unapproachable, uncompanionable, unconcerned, unfriendly, unsociable, uppity, withdrawn |
Antonyms: |
friendly, kind, sympathetic, warm |
| 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: | impasse |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stalemate |
Synonyms: |
Catch-22, box*, cessation, corner*, cul-de-sac, dead end, deadlock, dilemma, fix, gridlock, jam, mire*, morass, pause, pickle, plight, predicament, quandary, rest, scrape*, standoff, standstill |
Antonyms: |
agreement, breakthrough |
| Main Entry: | stalemate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | deadlock |
Synonyms: |
Catch-22, arrest, check, delay, draw, gridlock, impasse, pause, standoff, standstill, tie |
Antonyms: |
headway, progress |
| Main Entry: | standstill |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stop |
Synonyms: |
arrest, cessation, check, checkmate, corner*, dead end, dead stop, deadlock, delay, gridlock, halt, hole, impasse, inaction, pause, stalemate, standoff, wait |
Antonyms: |
advance, progress |
| 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: | 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 |