stalemate

/stˈe‍ɪlme‍ɪt/

/ˈsteɪɫˌmeɪt/

Stalemate

pat

a situation in the game of chess where one is unable to make any legal moves while their king is not checkmated, therefore the game ends and no one wins

impasse

a situation where no argument can be settled or no one can win in a contest

Synonymes : dead end

deadlock

impasse

standstill

Exemples

1. For now, the war in Spain had entered stalemate.

2. - Oh, stalemate.

3. The two sides reached a stalemate.

4. The jaw-to-jaw combat is at stalemate.

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