21
deadlock(noun, stop, halt, draw, tie)
15
tie(noun, draw, same, deadlock, standstill)
13
standstill(noun, stop, halt, stoppage, deadlock)
12
draw(noun, tie, same, deadlock, standstill)
12
impasse(noun, stop, halt, draw, tie)
10
dead end(noun, expression, idiom, stop, draw)
9
dead heat(noun, expression, idiom, draw, tie)
8
standoff(noun, stop, halt, draw, tie)
5
checkmate(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
5
blind alley(noun, expression, idiom, draw, impasse)
4
block(noun, standstill, impasse)
4
check(noun, deadlock)
4
cul-de-sac(noun, deadlock, impasse, standoff)
4
failure(noun, decline, ruin, neglect, collapse)
4
gridlock(noun, stop, halt, stoppage, deadlock)
4
halt(noun, stop, stoppage, standstill, impasse)
4
stand-off
4
stoppage(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
3
arrest(noun, deadlock)
3
defeat(noun, decline, ruin, neglect, collapse)
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