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Stalemate

noun

A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible. Synonyms: dead end, deadlock, impasse, standstill.

Drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check.

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Etymology of 'Stalemate'

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"Stalemate" Quotes from Famous Books

... beneficent despot! Behind him a disgusted nation, before him illimitable warfare; bound by the letter of an ambiguous treaty, occupied in a doubtful conquest, thwarted in his ambitions; in short, if not checkmated, put into a position very much like that known in the noble game of chess as stalemate! ...

— The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte - Vol. III. (of IV.) • William Milligan Sloane

... The situation was a stalemate with pure desperation on one side and pure frustration on the other. This was no way to end the war. Neither planet could trust the other, even for minutes. If they did not destroy each other simultaneously, as now was possible, each would expect the other to ...

— This World Is Taboo • Murray Leinster

Words linked to "Stalemate" : standoff, standstill, impasse, situation, deadlock, draw, chess, chess game, go, move, dead end, tie