deadlocked

Thân thiện

The negotiations are deadlocked over the final clause.

Definition

Adjective: 1. In a state of complete standstill or impasse: Describes a situation, negotiation, or conflict where progress is completely halted because opposing parties are equally powerful and unwilling to compromise or yield.

Usage

The adjective deadlocked is used to describe a situation where no further action or progress is possible due to a balanced and unresolvable disagreement. It often modifies nouns like negotiations, talks, jury, situation, conflict, or process.

Examples

• The jury remained deadlocked for a third day, unable to reach a unanimous verdict.
• Peace talks are completely deadlocked over the issue of territorial borders.
• The board meeting became deadlocked on the vote, with six members in favor and six opposed.

Advanced Usage

• To be/become deadlocked: The most common construction to describe entering or being in this state.
  • The discussions became deadlocked on minor procedural details.
• Deadlocked over [issue]: Specifies the point of contention causing the impasse.
  • The union and management are deadlocked over wage increases.

Variants and Related Words

• Deadlock (noun): The state or situation of being deadlocked.
  • The negotiations have reached a deadlock.
• Stalemated (adjective): A close synonym, often used in chess but applicable to other contexts of impasse.
  • The political process is stalemated.

Synonyms

• Stalemated
• At an impasse
• Gridlocked
• Stuck
• Logjammed

Antonyms

• Resolved
• Settled
• Unblocked
• Progressing
• Moving forward

Học thuật

Adjective

1. at a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions
   • the chess game ended with white stalemated
   • the two factions are deadlocked over fringe benefits

Từ đồng nghĩa

• stalemated