It is important that a lawyer should leave no stone unturned even on minor points and harp on the same subject to achieve a break through in an impasse.
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Impasse
/ˈæmpɑːs/
Synonyms for "impasse" (94 found)
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Closest matches (19)
Strong matches (28)
choking offclogcongestionconstipationcornercostivenesscul-de-sacdead enddead-end streetdeadlockdilemmaembolismembolusextremityfixgorge
Adjective(3 words)
chronic stasisclinical stasesclinical stasis
Noun(9 words)
conceptual impassedead end streetdead-end streetdeadlockingdeadlocksentrapmentepistemic deadlockflounderinggridlock
Related words (47)
Verb(1 words)
ground to a halt
haltholeimpedimentinfarctinfarctionjamobstacleobstipationobstructionpickleplightpocketpredicamentscrapesealing offstalematestandstand-offstandstillstop
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Preposition(1 words)
in stasis
Noun(18 words)
into the barrierintractabilityloggerheadslogjammethodological impassenonmoving statenonplusesnonplussespolicy stalemateprocess stagnationquandariesstalematesstalematingstandoffstandoffsstandstillstucknessstymieing
Adjective(5 words)
lasting disagreementmutual disagreementpolitical disunitypolitical gridlockpolitical stagnation
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More general
9 entriescognitive barrierintellectual obstacleroadsituationstate of affairsstate of knowledgestreetthoroughfareway
More specific
6 entriescul de sacdead end streetempirical impassenegotiation impassepolicy impassetheoretical impasse
Collocations
6 entriesbargaining impassebureaucratic impasseepistemic impassenegotiation impassepolicy impassepolitical impasse
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
We had our priorities, they had their preferences, and we came to an impasse.
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They have reached an impasse.
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We're at an impasse.
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