15
draw(noun, draw, tie, same, deadlock)
15
tie(noun, draw, tie, same, deadlock)
12
stalemate(noun, stop, draw, tie, same)
10
deadlock(noun, stop, halt, draw, tie)
10
impasse(noun, stop, draw, tie, deadlock)
10
standstill(noun, stop, halt, draw, tie)
8
dead heat(noun, expression, idiom, draw, tie)
7
dead end(noun, expression, idiom, draw, tie)
6
distant(adjective, cold, unfriendly, aloof, uncompanionable)
4
aloof(cold, modest, unfriendly, stiff, remote)
4
cold(adjective, unfriendly, aloof, remote, arrogant)
4
frosty
4
remote(cold, aloof, arrogant)
3
cool(adjective, cold, unfriendly, aloof, remote)
3
detached(cold, unfriendly, aloof)
3
frigid
3
gridlock(noun, stop, halt, stoppage, deadlock)
3
icy
3
offish(cold, unfriendly, aloof, remote, arrogant)
3
repulsion
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