Definitions

stalled

[stawld] / stɔld /

ADJECTIVE

deferred

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delayed negotiated postponed

STRONG

adjourned assessed charged pigeonholed prolonged protracted remanded renegotiated scrubbed temporized

WEAK

held up in waiting indebted on hold on the shelf staved off

Antonyms

WEAK

advanced forwarded furthered hastened hurried

ADJECTIVE

disabled

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broken broken-down down in disrepair inoperative out of order out of service

STRONG

disconnected faulty malfunctioning on the fritz

WEAK

jammed wrecked

ADJECTIVE

motionless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

frozen immobile inert lifeless paralyzed stagnant stationary steadfast

WEAK

apoplectic at a standstill at rest becalmed dead deadlocked deathly firm fixed halted immotile inanimate numb palsied petrified quiescent quiet spellbound stable standing static still stock-still torpid transfixed unmovable unmoved unmoving

Antonyms

STRONGEST

alive lively mobile moving unfixed

WEAK

active busy

ADJECTIVE

static

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fixed immobile immovable passive stagnant stationary

STRONG

constant format stabile stable still

WEAK

at a standstill deadlocked gridlocked inactive inert latent rigid standing still sticky stopped stuck unchanging unfluctuating unmoving unvarying

Antonyms

STRONGEST

mobile movable moving unfixed unsteady

STRONG

inconstant unstable

WEAK

active changeable continuous variable

ADJECTIVE

stock-still

Synonyms

STRONG

still

WEAK

apoplectic at a standstill at rest becalmed dead deadlocked deathly firm fixed frozen halted immobile immotile inanimate inert lifeless numb palsied paralyzed petrified quiescent quiet spellbound stable stagnant standing static stationary steadfast torpid transfixed unmovable unmoved unmoving

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"Stalled US-Iran diplomacy keeps supply fears firmly in focus," said Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Stalled vehicles and fast-moving floodwaters created havoc, Reuters said.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Stalled talks have moved to the fact-finding stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026

Stalled ; A Boston federal judge issued a temporary restraining order against the Department of Homeland Security, halting the effort.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2025

Stalled cattle mooed Forth plaintive pleadings for the earth’s green food.No gleam, no hint of hope in anything.

From Poems of Power by Wilcox, Ella Wheeler

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