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Stalemated
To bring about a state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves.
📖 Definitions of "Stalemated"
verb
- 1
To bring about a state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves.
- 2
To bring about a stalemate, in which no advance in an argument is achieved.
🔄 Synonyms of "Stalemated"
2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| obstructed | shut off to passage or view or hindered from action |
| deadlocked | at a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Stalemated"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| deadlocked | at a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions |
| obstructed | shut off to passage or view or hindered from action |
| haltedverb | (intransitive) To stop either temporarily or permanently. |
| impeded | made difficult or slow |
| parked | Left somewhere when not in use. |
| precludedverb | (transitive) To remove the possibility of; to rule out; to prevent or exclude; to render impossible. |
| preventedverb | (transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something). |
| stagnatedverb | To cease motion, activity, or progress: |
| stalledverb | a 2013 British zombie comedy film directed by Christian James. |
| stucknoun | Unable to move. |
| suspended | Caused to stop for a while; interrupted or delayed. |
| deadlocknoun | A standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse. |
| impassenoun | (figurative) A deadlock or stalemate situation in which no progress can be made. |
| impassesnoun | (figurative) A deadlock or stalemate situation in which no progress can be made. |
| standoffnoun | A deadlocked confrontation between antagonists. |
| stymiedverb | To thwart or stump; to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck. |
| stuck with | — |
| stuck on | (slang, idiomatic, of a person) Infatuated with; romantically attracted to; in love with. |
| stagnatingverb | To cease motion, activity, or progress: |
| unwinnable | Unable to be won. |
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