Thesaurus results for IMPASSE

impasse

noun

ˈim-ˌpas

as in halt

a point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in in their bitter custody battle, the divorcing couple are at a total impasse

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as in predicament

a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape the impossible impasse faced by those who opposed the war but did not want to seem disloyal to the troops

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Recent Examples of impasse The Vatican invited Pagliarini for talks, but the same theological and practical problems that have prevented rapprochement for 50 years seemingly left the two sides at an impasse. —

ABC News, 13 May 2026 Leadership stated on April 28 that the two sides had reached an impasse and that its last offer, made on April 8, was final. —

Gene Maddaus, Variety, 8 May 2026 The district and the Palm Beach County Classroom Teachers Association had been at impasse since November. —

Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026 Iran has only accelerated efforts to retrieve its munitions in recent days as the potential for the war to resume increases with peace negotiations at an apparent impasse, the sources said. —

Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for impasse

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Noun

The closing scene, from Cleveland’s perspective, was pain, the sting of a blown 3-1 series lead and the screeching halt of an improbable, magical journey.

— Zack Meisel, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Eventually, the whole charge pump will grind to a halt, leaving no current flow.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026