deadlocked

adjective

Definition of deadlockednext
as in unworkable

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deadlocked
  1. unworkable
  2. unusable
  3. ineffective
  4. useless
  5. ineffectual
  6. unproductive
  7. nonproductive
Adjective
  • The legislation was approved by Australian lawmakers on Thursday with the aim of protecting the mental health of children online, despite opposition from tech companies who claim the rules are unworkable.
    Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 28 Nov. 2024
  • The policy was designed to stop immigrants from being wrongly detained, but local leaders have told Newsweek over the past few months that the policy is unworkable, following such an influx of new arrivals to the state.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of unworkable
Adjective
  • Like Platero, hundreds of residents were outside their homes on Thursday cleaning their entrances, looking for belongings that the flood water may have carried away, or taking out furniture and appliances that have become unusable.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
  • In July the company conducted an internal investigation and uncovered changes made to its menu creator system that rendered all of the menus unusable, the complaint said.
    John Towfighi, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of unusable
Adjective
  • Planet Green identified a material weakness in its internal controls over financial reporting due to ineffective review and approval procedures over journal entries and financial statement preparation.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
  • But because of a possible ineffective assistance of counsel issue, Lipps said, the sentencing could not proceed.
    Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of ineffective
Adjective
  • Wet down is generally useless—all those air pockets that trap heat are gone.
    Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2024
  • However, there's a 250MB limit on individual files, making Box's free version useless for anyone working with video or large audio files, such as podcast recordings.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of useless
Adjective
  • David Arquette, cast as good-natured if ineffectual deputy Dewey, met Courteney Cox at the first read.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The Dance was born out of a succession crisis that occurred in the reign of the well-meaning but ineffectual King Viserys I (Paddy Considine), which HOTD’s first season had to devote much screen time to explaining.
    Basma Bedawi, Vulture, 14 June 2024
Definition of ineffectual
Adjective
  • Commuting can be expensive, time-consuming, unproductive, and exhausting.
    Joseph Liu, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Yet sometimes, extraordinarily high standards can be unproductive and halt forward movement in your leadership career.
    Anne Sugar Karen Walker, Harvard Business Review, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of unproductive
Adjective
  • But there are productive and nonproductive ways to respond.
    Carlo J.V. Caro, Foreign Affairs, 7 Mar. 2017
  • Bring The Office Closer To Them As populations grow, the real challenge of coming to the office is long commute times and the resulting nonproductive cycles.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of nonproductive
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