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stalled

[stawld] / stɔld /

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deferred adj.
disabled adj.
motionless adj.
static adj.
stock-still adj.

ADJECTIVE

deferred

Synonyms

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delayed negotiated postponed

STRONG

adjourned assessed charged pigeonholed prolonged protracted remanded renegotiated scrubbed temporized

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

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advanced forwarded furthered hastened hurried

ADJECTIVE

disabled

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

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disconnected faulty malfunctioning on the fritz

WEAK

jammed wrecked

ADJECTIVE

motionless

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frozen immobile inert lifeless paralyzed stagnant stationary steadfast

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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

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alive lively mobile moving unfixed

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active busy

ADJECTIVE

static

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fixed immobile immovable passive stagnant stationary

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constant format stabile stable still

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

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mobile movable moving unfixed unsteady

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inconstant unstable

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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

—Treasury yields rose, while the dollar trades steady as negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz appear to have stalled, lifting oil prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

With every delayed exam, stalled recruitment and fresh controversy, the future they have worked towards slips further away.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

The effect on consumer prices depends on how long the inspections remain stalled, experts say.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

The German government announced in mid-June that it was cancelling the stalled multi-billion-euro F-126 programme, even though Rheinmetall was widely seen as the frontrunner to take over the project.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

That’s a long time in a stalled boat.

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin

stalled

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