About The Word Impasse
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Impasse Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Impasse?
[n] a street with only one way in or out
[n] a situation in which no progress can be made; "reached an impasse on the negotiations" Synonyms | Synonyms for Impasse: blind alley | cul de sac | dead-end street | deadlock | stalemate | standstill Related Terms | Find terms related to Impasse: bar | barrier | blank wall | blind alley | blind gut | block | blockade | blockage | bottleneck | box | cecum | choking | choking off | clog | congestion | constipation | corner | costiveness | cul-de-sac | dead end | dead-end street | deadlock | dilemma | embolism | embolus | extremity | fix | gorge | halt | hole | impediment | infarct | infarction | jam | obstacle | obstipation | obstruction | pickle | plight | pocket | scrape | sealing off | stalemate | stand | stand-off | standstill | stop | stoppage | strangulation See Also | arrest | check | halt | hitch | stay | stop | stoppage | thoroughfare Impasse In Webster's Dictionary \Im`passe"\ ([a^]N`p[aum]s"; E. [i^]m*p[.a]s"), n. [F.]
An impassable road or way; a blind alley; cul-de-sac; fig., a
position or predicament affording no escape.
The issue from the present impasse will, in all
probability, proceed from below, not from above.
--Arnold
White.
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