dead 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: difficulty
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: problem; situation requiring great effort
Synonyms: adversity, arduousness, awkwardness, barricade, check, complication, crisis, crux, dead end, deadlock, deep water, dilemma, distress, emergency, exigency, fix*, frustration, hardship, hazard, hindrance, hitch*, hot water, impasse, knot*, labor, laboriousness, mess, misfortune, muddle, obstacle, obstruction, pain, painfulness, paradox, perplexity, pickle, predicament, quagmire, quandary, scrape*, snag*, stew, strain, strait, strenuousness, struggle, stumbling block, tribulation, trouble
Antonyms: calm, ease, felicity, peace, tranquility
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: rut
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: routine of daily life
Synonyms: circle, circuit, course, custom, daily grind, dead end, grind*, groove, habit, humdrum*, pace, pattern, performance, practice, procedure, rote, round, system, treadmill, usage, wont
Antonyms: break, difference
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: street
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: path upon which travel occurs
Synonyms: artery, avenue, back alley, boulevard, byway, court, dead end, drag*, drive, highway, lane, parkway, passage, pavement, place, road, roadway, route, row, stroll, terrace, thoroughfare, track, trail, turf*, way
Notes: street comes from Latin strata 'something laid'; road is a general term, whereas street is narrower in sense and chiefly urban in application - a street typically has buildings on either side and is paved
Main Entry: cul-de-sac
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: deadend
Synonyms: cavity, dead end, impasse, pocket, tube
Main Entry: blind alley
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: closed-off passage
Synonyms: blank wall, cul-de-sac, dead end, dead-end street, impasse, tangent
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