Synonyms of dead-ends

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verb

present tense third-person singular of dead-end

as in ends

to come to an end

after several fruitless years, the research seems to have simply dead-ended

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ends
• stops
• halts
• expires
• concludes
• ceases
• terminates
• passes
• lapses
• closes
• dies
• finishes
• stalls
• goes
• winds up
• breaks off
• leaves off
• winks (out)
• elapses
• breaks up
• determines
• quits
• lets up
• discontinues
• bites the dust
• pauses
• refrains (from)
• packs (up or in)
• breaks down
• cuts out
• stays
• desists (from)
• knocks off
• suspends
• lays off (of)
• gives over
• conks (out)
• winds down
• abates
• peters (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continues
• persists
• hangs on
• extends
• prolongs
• draws out
• protracts

dead ends

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noun

plural of dead end

1

as in secondary roads

Synonyms & Similar Words

• secondary roads
• highways
• high roads
• closes
• roads
• drives
• side roads
• passes
• pikes
• arteries
• routes
• avenues
• roadways
• freeways
• pike
• expressways
• rows
• thoroughfares
• side streets
• turnpikes
• boulevards
• causeways
• arterials
• shunpikes
• crossroads
• culs-de-sac
• thruways
• ways
• branches
• traces
• drags
• cul-de-sacs
• carriageways
• byways
• alleys
• bystreets
• lanes
• alleyways
• backstreets
• circles
• corridors
• tracks
• places
• trails
• mews
• laneways

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as in bottlenecks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bottlenecks
• dilemmas
• pickles
• predicaments
• fixes
• quandaries
• corners
• plights
• jams
• morasses
• binds
• problems
• quagmires
• pinches
• spots
• deadlocks
• standstills
• holes
• Mexican standoffs
• halts
• impasses
• logjams
• standoffs
• gridlocks
• stalemates
• difficulties