| NOUN | state | impasse, deadlock, dead end, stalemate, standstill | a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible |
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| artifact | impasse, blind alley, cul de sac, dead-end street | a street with only one way in or out |
| Sounds | ihmpae's; ih'mpae.s | |
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| Rhymes | alas ... underpass: 48 rhymes with aes... | |
| Meaning | A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible. | |
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| Example | "reached an impasse on the negotiations" | |
| Synonyms | deadlock, dead end, stalemate, standstill | |
| Broader | situation | A complex or critical or unusual difficulty |
| Spanish | bloqueo mutuo, callejón, estancamiento, impasse, punto muerto | |
| Catalan | atzucac, estancament, impasse, interbloqueig, punt mort | |
| Meaning | A street with only one way in or out. | |
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| Synonyms | blind alley, cul de sac, dead-end street | |
| Broader | thoroughfare | A public road from one place to another |
| Spanish | callejón sin salida, calle sin salida | |
| Catalan | carreró sense sortida, cul-de-sac | |
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