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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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