10
impasse(noun, stop, trouble, halt, draw)
9
cul-de-sac(noun, open, course, deadlock, impasse)
8
blind alley(noun, expression, idiom, open, draw)
8
closed(adjective, dark, blind, impassable)
8
deadlock(noun, stop, trouble, halt, block)
8
stalemate(noun, stop, halt, draw, tie)
5
standstill(noun, stop, halt, block, stoppage)
5
corner(noun, verb, stop, halt, draw)
5
obstacle(noun, trouble, draw, difficulty, pain)
5
obstructed(adjective, dark, blind, impassable)
4
blank wall(noun, expression, draw, deadlock, stalemate)
4
block(noun, verb, hinder, obstruct, frustrate)
4
blocked(adjective, dark, blind, impassable)
4
draw(noun, tie, deadlock, stalemate, standstill)
3
blockage
3
cul
3
labyrinth
3
obstruction(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
2
adversity(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
2
arduousness(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
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