stalemated

6.9

Not able to make progress because both sides block each other

adjective
/ˈsteɪlˌmeɪtɪd/

: estancado

The negotiations remained stalemated after hours of discussion, with neither side willing to compromise.

Examples

Efforts to pass new legislation are stalemated by disagreement between the two main parties.
After several moves, the chessboard was stalemated, and neither player could win.
The negotiations have stalemated for weeks.
Our discussions about the project are completely stalemated.
After several moves, the chessboard was stalemated, and neither player could win.
Efforts to pass new legislation are stalemated by disagreement between the two main parties.
The negotiations remained stalemated after hours of discussion, with neither side willing to compromise.

Synonyms

at an impasse

vsstalemated

12 6.3

In a situation where people cannot agree and nothing moves forward

is more about equal opposing forces causing a standstill

gridlocked

vsstalemated

1 6.5

Unable to make progress because opposing sides block each other

applies more broadly to any equal opposing forces causing a standstill

deadlocked

vsstalemated

6.6

A situation where two sides cannot agree so nothing moves forward

emphasizes equal strength of the opposing sides causing the standstill

Antonyms

advancing

3.4

Moving forward or making progress slowly and steadily

How Blocked

paralyzed

1 4.2

stalemated

6.9

impeded

5.7

delayed

1 1.3

Surface Forms

stalemated positive

Morphology

stalemated = stalemate (transparent) = stalemate + ed

Formed as the past participle/adjectival -ed of the verb 'stalemate', so the meaning is directly derived from the base verb.

Etymology

Stalemated comes from the chess word stalemate, and a helpful way to remember it is to think of it like stall 'to stop' plus mate 'to defeat', so nobody can win or move. So, to be stalemated is to be at a complete stop where no side can make progress.