Antonyms for deadlock

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ded-lok

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛdˌlɒk

Definition of deadlock

Origin : "complete standstill," from dead (adj.), in its emphatic use, + lock (n.). First attested 1779 in Sheridan's play "The Critic."

noun stalemate, impasse

Example sentences :

However, one was for Bassett and t'other for Ellis, so the deadlock wa'n't broken.
Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln

The situation, thanks to Martinez's stoutness, had reached a deadlock.
Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini

When the tuna is raised so high he will refuse to come any higher, and then there is a deadlock.
Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey

Why a deadlock that has lasted over a quarter of a million years?
Extract from : « Masters of Space » by Edward Elmer Smith

There'd be a deadlock when a conclave started checking their claims.
Extract from : « The Best Made Plans » by Everett B. Cole

The latter was just as certain that Terry was amiss, and it looked as if they had come to a deadlock.
Extract from : « The Hunters of the Ozark » by Edward S. Ellis

Information was at a deadlock, though in reality there was little to be learned.
Extract from : « On the Heels of De Wet » by The Intelligence Officer

In her mind there was no issue to the present deadlock save in death.
Extract from : « The Elusive Pimpernel » by Baroness Emmuska Orczy

After this sweeping opinion, conversation comes to a deadlock.
Extract from : « April's Lady » by Margaret Wolfe Hungerford

But naturally it was soon proved to be false; and at first matters were at a deadlock.
Extract from : « The Making of a Soul » by Kathlyn Rhodes

Synonyms for deadlock

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