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check(verb, stop, control, restrain)
12
defeat(verb, stop, beat, check)
10
beat(verb, stop, defeat, crush)
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halt(verb, stop, hold, control)
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mate
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rout(verb, beat, decline, ruin)
8
stop(verb, hold, control, end)
7
frustration(decline, ruin, defeat, back)
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overthrow(verb, beat, decline, ruin)
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setback(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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deadlock(stop, halt, stoppage, stalemate)
5
decline(ruin, defeat, back, slow)
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deterioration(decline, ruin, defeat, back)
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end(verb, end)
5
stalemate(decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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standstill(stop, halt, stoppage, stalemate)
4
bloomer(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
4
discouragement(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
ending
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failure(decline, ruin, neglect, collapse)
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APASmart Define. (2015). checkmate thesaurus. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/checkmate/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2015, checkmate thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 25 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/checkmate/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "checkmate thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 25 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/checkmate/thesaurus/synonyms>