stalemate

stalemate

NOUN
a situation in which further action or progress by opposing or competing parties seems impossible:
"the war had again reached stalemate"
SIMILAR:
deadlock
impasse
standstill
dead end
standoff
draw

CHESS
a position counting as a draw, in which a player is not in check but cannot move except into check:
"last time I played him it ended up in stalemate"
VERB
bring to or cause to reach stalemate:
"the group played a key role in stalemating the negotiations"
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