19
stalemate(noun, stop, halt, draw, tie)
15
impasse(noun, verb, trouble, change, fix)
14
standstill(noun, verb, stop, halt, block)
14
tie(noun, verb, meet, draw, equal)
13
draw(noun, verb, meet, equal, tie)
10
standoff(noun, stop, halt, draw, tie)
8
dead end(noun, expression, idiom, stop, trouble)
8
dead heat(noun, expression, idiom, draw, tie)
7
halt(noun, verb, stop, break, relief)
7
predicament(noun, trouble, change, fix, difficulty)
6
dilemma(noun, trouble, change, fix, difficulty)
5
box(noun, fix, informal, bind, predicament)
5
corner(noun, trouble, change, fix, difficulty)
5
logjam(noun, stalemate, standstill, impasse)
5
pause(noun, stop, break, halt, delay)
4
blind alley(noun, expression, idiom)
4
block(noun, stalemate, standstill, impasse)
4
cessation(noun, stop, break, halt, relief)
4
checkmate(noun, stop, halt, stoppage, stalemate)
4
full stop(noun, expression, idiom, stop, halt)
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