Antonyms for deadend
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
| Spell : ded-end |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛdˈɛnd |
Definition of deadend
Origin :- "closed end of a passage," 1886, from dead (adj.) + end (n.). Figurative use is attested from 1922. As an adjective, from 1928; as a verb, from 1921. Related: Deadender (by 1996).
- As in blind : adj hidden or covered
- As in stymie : verb frustrate, hinder
- Running as silently as they could in the darkness, they reached the deadend cavern without being seen.
- Extract from : « Planet of the Damned » by Harry Harrison
Synonyms for deadend
- balk
- block
- blocked
- choke off
- closed
- closed at one end
- concealed
- confound
- corner
- crab
- cramp
- cramp one's style
- crimp
- cut off
- dark
- dead-end
- defeat
- dim
- disguised
- foil
- give the run around
- hang fire
- hang up
- hold off
- hold up
- impassable
- impede
- leading nowhere
- mystify
- nonplus
- obscured
- obstruct
- obstructed
- pigeonhole
- prevent
- put on back burner
- put on hold
- puzzle
- secluded
- shelve
- snooker
- stall
- stonewall
- stump
- throw a monkey wrench into
- thwart
- unmarked
- without egress
- without exit
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