stalemate

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/ˈsteɪlmeɪt/

noun 3verb 2

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

political

VERB + STALEMATE

end in, reach, result in

The negotiations ended in stalemate after both sides refused to compromise.

break

The two companies needed a new strategy to break the stalemate in their business negotiations.

be locked in

The two companies have been locked in stalemate for months over the contract terms.

STALEMATE + VERB

continue

PREP

~ between

The negotiations reached a stalemate between the two countries over trade agreements.

~ in

The negotiations reached a stalemate in the peace process last month.

~ on/over

The two countries reached a stalemate on trade negotiations after months of difficult discussions.

Definitions

noun

The state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.

The game is drawn when the player to move has no legal move and his/her king is not in check. The game is said to end in ‘stalemate’. This immediately ends the game, provided that the move producing the stalemate position was in accordance with Article 3 and Articles 4.2 – 4.7.

Any situation that has no obvious possible movement, but involves no personal loss.

Indian military analysts said the situation was heading into a dangerous stalemate. Neither side wants to start a war. But neither side wants to back down either.

Any kind of match in which neither contestant laid claim to victory; a draw.

verb

To bring about a state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves.

To bring about a stalemate, in which no advance in an argument is achieved.

The North Korean nuclear issue, stalemated for the past three years, is now back in play again—not before time.

But with the war also still largely stalemated, other theatres of conflict have become more important. In Russia’s case, that includes the secret domain.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a situation in which no progress can be made or no advanceme

deadlock
impasse
standstill

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Wiktionary

Indian military analysts said the situation was heading into a dangerous stalemate. Neither side wants to start a war. But neither side wants to back down either.

Wiktionary

The North Korean nuclear issue, stalemated for the past three years, is now back in play again—not before time.

Wiktionary

But with the war also still largely stalemated, other theatres of conflict have become more important. In Russia’s case, that includes the secret domain.

Wiktionary

We've reached a stalemate in our relationship.

Tatoeba · #1915799

The investigation was pretty much at a stalemate.

Tatoeba · #9682587

Usage Notes

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In some senses, stalemate is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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