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What is another word for
gridlock
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▲
Noun
A condition of total, interlocking traffic congestion on a street or highway
A situation, typically one involving opposing parties, in which no progress can be made
A state of being prevented from proceeding
A temporary stop in action or speech
Verb
To jam, become congested, or form a tailback
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▲
Noun
▲
A condition of total, interlocking traffic congestion on a street or highway
jam
logjam
congestion
bottleneck
tailback
stoppage
holdup
blockage
clog
roadblock
snarl
snarl-up
traffic jam
traffic congestion
full stop
jam-up
backup
tie-up
obstruction
hold-up
queue
rush hour
restricted access
block
constriction
peak hour
traffic
line
blocking
busy street
heavy traffic
barrier
restriction
backlog
traffic snarl
log jam
chokepoint
hindrance
impediment
obstacle
clot
occlusion
barricade
stopping up
more ❯
“Diversions left early morning motorists facing huge tailbacks and the
gridlock
is expected to continue tonight.”
Noun
▲
A situation, typically one involving opposing parties, in which no progress can be made
deadlock
stalemate
impasse
standstill
halt
standoff
barrier
Mexican standoff
logjam
pause
stand-off
stoppage
dead end
stop
checkmate
cessation
draw
full stop
dead heat
tie
arrest
wash
catch-22
bottleneck
morass
block
holdup
showdown
end of the road
level
even money
snarl-up
traffic jam
cross-purposes
photo finish
even game
toss-up
drawn battle
hole
stand
delay
inaction
wait
end
dead stop
communication breakdown
more ❯
“The negotiations between the management and the workers' union reached a state of
gridlock
, with neither side willing to compromise.”
Noun
▲
A state of being prevented from proceeding
holdup
delay
stoppage
wait
detention
bottleneck
holdback
detainment
obstruction
snag
hindrance
difficulty
hitch
glitch
setback
problem
snafu
trouble
holding pattern
traffic jam
restraint
restriction
stop
curb
shackles
hurdle
barrier
impediment
block
handicap
deterrent
bar
lock
drawback
check
encumbrance
trammel
obstacle
limitation
inhibition
catch
fetter
drag
complication
cramp
interference
crimp
manacle
balk
US
burden
clog
inconvenience
hiccup
chain
embarrassment
hazard
impedance
let
cumber
facer
albatross
millstone
cumbrance
baggage
interruption
baulk
UK
hampering
joker
fly in the ointment
ball and chain
spanner in the works
catch-22
monkey wrench
hang-up
stumbling block
jam-up
monkey wrench in the works
hardship
blockade
disadvantage
preventive
barricade
bump
blockage
uphill
hamper
sticking point
disincentive
booby trap
rub
mountain to climb
binding
fetters
leash
hold
limit
confinement
jam
immobilisation
UK
immobilization
US
brake
prevention
sabotage
intervention
inhibitor
excess baggage
deal-breaker
foot dragging
constraint
issue
damper
pitfall
rein
downside
disbenefit
weakness
shackle
defect
minus
stricture
liability
discouragement
shortcoming
headache
hassle
worry
detriment
nuisance
deterrence
control
flaw
dilemma
circumscription
determent
negative
bridle
predicament
misfortune
prohibition
load
straitjacket
fault
retardation
hold-up
debit
strike
incommodity
pickle
preclusion
wall
bother
road block
curtailment
obviation
adversity
quandary
cross to bear
botheration
hangup
upset
bind
weak spot
vexation
defence
UK
weak point
defense
US
safeguard
imperfection
deficiency
weight
opposition
preventative
blocking
gotcha
bugbear
embargo
impairment
condition
strain
retardment
plight
scrape
gimmick
obligation
annoyance
stress
frustration
interception
dead weight
blow
trial
mishap
mess
reversal
land mine
protection
whammy
grievance
ban
thwarting
security
suppression
forestalling
clampdown
precaution
lag
failing
avoidance
arrest
retardant
ceiling
ill
deadweight
preemption
impasse
congestion
cross
wet blanket
bug
pest
negative aspect
aggravation
perplexity
dispute
irritant
affliction
remedy
lack
anxiety
downfall
traverse
worriment
can of worms
disputed point
stone in one's path
reverse
halt
disability
occlusion
peeve
point at issue
pain
moratorium
exasperation
puzzler
distress
concern
constrainment
constriction
blank wall
irk
precautionary measure
knot
disappointment
ruffle
procrastination
preventive measure
thorn
forestallment
tribulation
knock
millstone around your neck
tight spot
restrainer
aggro
defeat
protective measure
rebuff
task
bore
filibuster
fence
deterence
bummer
nark
postponement
con
thorn in one's side
challenge
puzzle
body blow
pain in the neck
pain in the bum
hair shirt
one in the eye
pain in the rear
piece of bad luck
bit of trouble
reversal of fortune
pain in the backside
source of irritation
source of annoyance
kick in the teeth
fair cow
knock-back
bond
bone of contention
commitment
bonds
checking
hobble
yoke
slowing
consequence
handicapping
chains
psychological baggage
millstone round someone's neck
chill
cloud
demerit
deadlock
curbing
bridling
small difficulty
weary load
shackling
fettering
baulking
UK
cramping
breakdown
railing
balking
US
tie
holding back
circumvention
buttress
tangle
bad
palladium
roadblock
pale
defensive measures
penalty
break
pinch
prob
prophylaxis
cinchers
anchor
binders
shield
veto
demand
caution
proscription
privation
flip side
interdict
case
afterdeal
other side of the coin
retarding device
drain
pressure
clot
spot
jinx
interdiction
harness
boycott
disablement
disorder
imposition
tax
glass ceiling
protective
plague
neutralizer
unseen problem
Achilles heel
misery
woe
blister
the rub
red tape
trap
matter
to-do
disruption
evil
order
reduction
bad news
disaster area
inopportuneness
fail-safe
question
trick
millstone round one's neck
deterring factor
dissuasion
stopping up
stonewalling
uphill battle
source of disruption
bane of one's life
source of vexation
snare
habit
count
squeeze
doubt
crunch
disagreement
conundrum
ploy
dodge
wile
delaying
hot water
albatross around one's neck
anticipatory measure
rahui
mix-up
hot potato
thorn in the flesh
vexed question
question mark
gremlin
source of difficulty
hornets' nest
source of trouble
concerning matter
muddle
difficult situation
lapse
box
teething trouble
joker in the pack
blunder
regression
slowdown
backset
comedown
regress
bath
foil
bottom
delaying tactics
problems
slip
irritation
inefficacy
error
kicking the can down the road
maximum
disquiet
reverse of fortune
double whammy
drawing board
flip-flop
whole new ballgame
unfortunate development
about-face
miscalculation
mistake
mischance
bafflement
punishment
unease
responsibility
cap
grief
agitation
issues
onus
duty
threshold
bitter pill
strife
unpleasantness
stroke of bad luck
charge
blame
accountability
stall
bound
turmoil
regulation
struggle
demarcation
bounds
suspension
letup
row
sorrow
unwanted responsibility
extent
containment
border
perimeter
boundary
interval
downtime
tops
line of demarcation
cutoff point
margin
confine
cut-off point
curfew
upper limit
plateau
repression
line
stay
logjam
developmental delays
surcease
prorogation
holding
showstopper
bane
demurral
discontinuation
adjournment
dawdling
lingering
cunctation
remission
tarrying
loitering
reprieve
quagmire
tie-up
cooling-off period
putting off
failure to thrive
developmental disabilities
more ❯
Noun
▲
A temporary stop in action or speech
pause
break
respite
interval
suspension
halt
intermission
interlude
interruption
lull
recess
stop
hiatus
rest
breather
stoppage
stay
delay
cessation
downtime
moratorium
gap
letup
adjournment
discontinuation
discontinuance
standstill
abeyance
lapse
wait
check
interregnum
layoff
interim
cutoff
entr'acte
deadlock
lacuna
breath
stopover
freeze
caesura
pausation
stand
comma
beat
hitch
hush
stillness
time out
let-up
hold-up
breathing space
breathing spell
coffee break
break-off
lapse of time
break off
happy hour
rest period
arrest
impasse
logjam
end
termination
finish
ending
close
conclusion
closure
shutdown
dead stop
expiration
cease
arrestment
surcease
closedown
stalemate
shutoff
standoff
stopping
offset
Mexican standoff
screeching halt
grinding halt
screaming halt
time-out
halting
abeyancy
breaking off
curtailment
remission
holdup
tie-up
dormancy
spell
parenthesis
suspense
hiccup
hiccough
doldrums
latency
intermezzo
obstruction
blockage
immobilisation
UK
immobilization
US
closing
desistance
finishing
ceasing
abandonment
winding up
postponement
time off
cutting short
procrastination
deferment
deferral
shelving
tabling
deferring
extension
rescheduling
put-off
continuation
putting back
rain check
putting off
more ❯
Verb
▲
To jam, become congested, or form a tailback
tail back
jam
block
clog
congest
obstruct
snarl
back up
pile up
become congested
form a tailback
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