DEADLOCKED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

deadlocked

adjective

as in unworkable

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Recent Examples of deadlocked Russia and Ukraine have been waging a long-range aerial war while their armies remain largely deadlocked on the front line. — Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026 Russia and Ukraine have been locked in a long-range aerial war while their armies remain largely deadlocked on the front line. — Susie Blann, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026 Gohar Khan, the party’s chairman, said days ago that negotiations remained deadlocked after two rounds. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 Russia and Ukraine are locked in a long-range aerial war while their armies remain largely deadlocked on the front line, more than 4 1/2 years since Moscow's full-scale invasion. — CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026 The two countries have been mired in deadlocked trade negotiations, have sparred over the US threatening sanctions over India’s purchase of oil from Russia, and are now at loggerheads over immigration. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Russia and Ukraine are engaged in a long-range aerial war as their armies remain largely deadlocked on the battlefield, more than 4 ½ years after Moscow’s all-out invasion of its neighbor. — NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026 Judge Sullivan declares a mistrial due to the deadlocked jury, ending the trial without a clear resolution. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026 After an initial trial ended with deadlocked juries, the brothers were convicted of first-degree murder at a second trial in 1996 and sentenced to life in prison. — Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026

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Adjective

In other words, Israel is insisting that Hamas meet all its phase two obligations even before Israel has met any of its phase one obligations—a position that renders the plan unworkable.

— KHALED ELGINDY, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026
When aggressive payments lead to falling behind elsewhere A debt payoff plan should be challenging enough to make progress without resulting in the remainder of the monthly budget being unworkable.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of unworkable

Adjective

Predicted in the 1970s by NASA physicist Donald Kessler, this chain of orbital smashups could make the space around Earth unusable and unsafe.

— Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Shows promise in testing This technology turns unusable, high-arsenic copper into valuable inventory, creating new revenue and cutting operating costs.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of unusable

Adjective

Fixing the problem Flexible substrates have uneven surface roughness and varying hydroxyl-group densities, making standard large-area printing techniques ineffective.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
Fette, a freshman seeing his first significant game action, was Arizona State’s third quarterback of the game, replacing an injured Mikey Keene and an ineffective Cutter Boley.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of ineffective

Adjective

Throw in most sideline reporting and coach interviews, completely useless.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Simply put, the satellite connection would allow Russian operators to steer drones and missiles directly, rendering useless the electronic-warfare network Ukraine has built across the country to jam them.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of useless

Adjective

This aggression is possible in large part because the institutions responsible for managing the oceans are ineffectual.

— Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
For nearly two decades, Rahul Gandhi has been portrayed as an entitled and ineffectual politician who could neither revive the Indian National Congress party nor challenge the iron rule of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

— Rana Ayyub, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of ineffectual

Adjective

But when Cook finally got his turn in the 2024 season, the run game was mostly unproductive despite the flashes Cook showed during the offseason.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
Too often, the vision is not clear, which causes leaders to have to micromanage and check in more often, which can lead to unproductive employees.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of unproductive

Adjective

Most traditional flu shots use a deactivated version of the virus — often grown in eggs — to teach the immune system how to fight it.

— Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2026
In people with the natural mutation, every cell in the body has the deactivated ANGPTL3 gene.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of deactivated

Adjective

North Dakota adopted a bill last year requiring a legislative council to study the feasibility of using nonproductive wells to generate geothermal power.

— Maria Gallucci, Wired News, 16 May 2026
Returning nonproductive properties to the tax rolls, creating jobs and boosting the quality of life are only some of the benefits of redeveloping troubled properties.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026

Definition of nonproductive

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