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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | deadlock |
| Synonyms: | Catch-22, arrest, check, delay, draw, gridlock, impasse, pause, standoff, standstill, tie |
| Notes: | stalemate does not end - it is the outcome (stale in stalemate is from Anglo-Norman meaning 'be placed'); a standoff or deadlock can end |
| Antonyms: | headway, progress |
| 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: | failure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lack of success |
| Synonyms: | abortion, bankruptcy, bomb, botch, breakdown, bungle, bust, checkmate, collapse, decay, decline, defeat, deficiency, deficit, deterioration, downfall, failing, false step, faux pas, fiasco, flash in the pan, flop, frustration, implosion, inadequacy, lead balloon, lemon, loser, loss, mess, misadventure, miscarriage, misstep, nonperformance, nonsuccess, overthrow, rout, rupture, sinking ship, stalemate, stoppage, total loss, turkey, washout, wreck |
| Antonyms: | accomplishment, achievement, attainment, earnings, gain, merit, success, win |
| Main Entry: | standoff |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | draw, tie |
| Synonyms: | Mexican standoff, dead heat, deadlock, drawn battle, even game, impasse, level, stalemate, toss-up, wash |
| Notes: | stalemate does not end - it is the outcome (stale in stalemate is from Anglo-Norman meaning 'be placed'); a standoff or deadlock can end |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tie |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | deadlock |
| Synonyms: | dead heat, draw, drawn battle, equivalence, even game, level, photo finish, push, stalemate, standoff |
| Antonyms: | loss, win |
| Main Entry: | insolvency |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | failure |
| Synonyms: | abortion, bankruptcy, bomb*, botch, breakdown, bungle, bust, checkmate, collapse, decay, decline, defeat, deficiency, deficit, deterioration, downfall, failing, false step, faux pas, fiasco, flash in the pan, flop, frustration, implosion, inadequacy, lead balloon, lemon, loser, loss, mess*, misadventure, miscarriage, misstep, nonperformance, nonsuccess, overthrow, rout, rupture, sinking ship, stalemate, stoppage, total loss, turkey, washout, wreck |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | nonfeasance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | failure |
| Synonyms: | abortion, bankruptcy, bomb*, botch, breakdown, bungle, bust, checkmate, collapse, decay, decline, default, defeat, deficiency, deficit, delinquency, dereliction, deterioration, downfall, failing, false step, faux pas, fiasco, flash in the pan, flop, frustration, implosion, inadequacy, lead balloon, lemon, loser, loss, mess*, misadventure, miscarriage, misstep, neglect, nonperformance, nonsuccess, omission, overthrow, rout, rupture, sinking ship, stalemate, stoppage, total loss, turkey, washout, wreck |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unsuccess |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | failure |
| Synonyms: | abortion, bankruptcy, bomb*, botch, breakdown, bungle, bust, checkmate, collapse, decay, decline, defeat, deficiency, deficit, deterioration, downfall, failing, false step, faux pas, fiasco, flash in the pan, flop, frustration, implosion, inadequacy, lead balloon, lemon, loser*, loss, mess*, misadventure, miscarriage, misstep, nonperformance, nonsuccess, overthrow, rout, rupture, sinking ship, stalemate, stoppage, total loss, turkey, unsuccessfulness, washout, wreck |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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