States and conditions

Synonyms for impasse

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 3, RidgelineStates and conditions

a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

Reached an impasse on the negotiations.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

standstill

Same sentence, swapped: Reached an standstill on the negotiations.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for impasse as it is used in the sentence above.

strait
quicksand
congestion

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Closest first: other states and conditions words at Ridgeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

prolificadjectivefertilebearing in abundance especially offspringRidgeline prolongverbsustainlengthen or extend in duration or spaceRidgelineHas a reason line radiateverbrayextend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a centerRidgeline rapturenountransporta state of being carried away by overwhelming emotionRidgelineHas a reason line preparedadjectiveinclinedhaving made preparationsTreeline pressverb, nounironpress and smooth with a heated ironFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line previousadjectiveoldjust preceding something else in time or orderFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line motionlessadjectivestillnot in physical motionRidgeline

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