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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
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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
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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
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alive lively mobile moving unfixed
WEAK
active busy
ADJECTIVE
static
Synonyms
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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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Negotiations are also stalled by a demand from developing countries for guarantees of equitable access to vaccines outside pandemics, as well as wranglings over financial contributions that participating pharmaceutical companies should make.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Talks about how to move forward on the EU-US deal, agreed last July, had stalled over a dispute about steel and aluminium.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Revenue growth for Taltz, an anti-inflammatory biologic medication, stalled in the quarter, which Meacham says is “unsurprising given flat scripts.”

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Talks between the U.S. and Iran have stalled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

“Let me explain why you’ll be out of a job if this project gets stalled again,” Chuck Muckle said to Curly.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen