Synonyms for standstill

Most common

stalemate · impasse · deadlock · dead-end · stand · tie-up

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Antonyms

movement, motion, pace

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   A complete immobility; a halt.

   The wreck brought traffic to a standstill for hours.

Related words

Phrases

standstill agreement

Forms

Plural

standstills → stalemates, impasses, deadlocks, dead-ends…

Example sentences

• stalemate The investigation was pretty much at a stalemate.
• deadlock Your ambitious character can save us from this deadlock.
• impasse Has the war in Ukraine reached an impasse?
• grind You need to take a step back from the daily grind.
• idle He sometimes indulges himself in idle speculation.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

halt¹, idle²

5 letters

stand¹, grind¹

7 letters

impasse²

8 letters

deadlock²

9 letters

stalemate²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (idle² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

arrêt

Italiano

arresto

Español

parada

Deutsch

Stillstand