Blind alley

Synonyms for "blind alley" (118 found)

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Closest matches (24)

alleyalleywayarterialarterial highwayarterial streetarteryautobahnautorouteautostradaavenuebarbarrierbelt highwayblank wallblind gutblockblockadeblockagebottleneckboulevard
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boxbypassbywaycamino real

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Noun(2 words)
cul de sacdead-end street

Related words (59)

halthighroadhighwayhighways and bywaysholeimpasseimpedimentinfarctinfarctioninterstate highwayjamlanelocal roadmain dragmain roadmewsmotorwayobstacleobstipationobstruction
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parkwaypavepaved roadpikeplaceplank roadpocketprimary highwayprivate roadright-of-wayring roadroadroadbedroadwayroute nationalerowroyal roadsealing offsecondary roadspeedwaystalematestandstandstillstate highwaystopstoppagestrangulationstreetsuperhighwayterracethoroughfarethrough streetthruwaytoll roadtownship roadturnpikeus highwaywynd
Noun(1 words)
impasse

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coursecourse of actionthoroughfare

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[Raheem] Sterling was grateful that a glaring miss from [Jesse] Lingard's pass was rescued by a linesman's flag against the Manchester United midfielder, but he almost tried too hard as the game progressed and was running up blind alleys before he was replaced by Marcus Rashford after 68 minutes.

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"We looked into lots of blind alleys for re-engineering our fleet. […]."

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