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deadlocked

ADJECTIVE

motionless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

frozen immobile inert lifeless paralyzed stagnant stationary steadfast

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

alive lively mobile moving unfixed

WEAK

active busy

ADJECTIVE

neck-and-neck

Synonyms

WEAK

close drawn needle nip and tuck tied too close to call

ADJECTIVE

static

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fixed immobile immovable passive stagnant stationary

STRONG

constant format stabile stable still

WEAK

at a standstill gridlocked inactive inert latent rigid stalled 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 deathly firm fixed frozen halted immobile immotile inanimate inert lifeless numb palsied paralyzed petrified quiescent quiet spellbound stable stagnant stalled standing static stationary steadfast torpid transfixed unmovable unmoved unmoving

ADJECTIVE

tied

Synonyms

STRONG

equal matched

WEAK

neck and neck

Antonyms

STRONG

different unequal unlike

ADVERB

nip and tuck

Synonyms

WEAK

abreast drawn head-to-head level neck-and-neck parallel tied too close to call

Example Sentences

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The proposal went before the party board, which deadlocked in a 5-5 vote.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

After a retrial, another jury said last week it was deadlocked.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

However, talks on disarmament remain deadlocked, while Hamas has since reactivated its police force and appears to be reasserting its authority.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Negotiations between Washington and Tehran remain deadlocked, with only one round of direct peace talks held so far.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

A jury eventually convicted all three of battery but acquitted one of the students of the hate-crime charge and deadlocked on the others.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

deadlocked

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