Definitions

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

WEAK

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

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WEAK

advanced forwarded furthered hastened hurried

ADJECTIVE

disabled

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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

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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

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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

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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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stalled

Peace negotiations to bring an end to the war have also stalled.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Negotiations are believed to have stalled over British concerns about the EU's "Made in Europe" plans to protect certain industries.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

There’s also been selling pressure out of Europe, he said, and concerns about the price of oil over the next few weeks as diplomatic talks between the U.S. and Iran appear to have stalled.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

“Previously, infrastructure and resource development had really stalled out due to regulatory and permitting uncertainty,” said Robert Kwan, equity analyst at RBC Capital Markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

He tried to pray but stalled out a few words in each time.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

stalled

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