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stalemate

nounCommon GRE wordMore S words

a deadlock in which no progress can be made

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Stalemate in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing stalemate in a sentence.

The negotiations ended in a frustrating stalemate.

Synonyms
impassedeadlockstandoff
Antonyms
breakthroughresolution
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Questions about “stalemate

Stalemate (noun) means a deadlock in which no progress can be made
Here is stalemate used in an example sentence: "The negotiations ended in a frustrating stalemate."
Common synonyms for stalemate include impasse, deadlock, standoff.
Antonyms of stalemate include breakthrough, resolution.
Stalemate is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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