Synonyms of gridlocks

gridlocks 1 of 2

noun

plural of gridlock

as in halts

a point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in

with the White House controlled by one party and Congress by the other, the nation experienced four years of legislative gridlock

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

gridlocks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of gridlock

as in fills

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fills
• congests
• packs
• silts
• corks
• furs
• floods
• stopples
• obstructs
• stops (up)
• blocks
• clogs
• occludes
• jams
• plugs (up)
• spiles
• dams
• gums (up)
• inundates
• clots
• bungs
• stoppers
• gluts
• overwhelms
• swamps
• chokes
• stuffs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opens (up)
• frees
• clears
• unblocks
• unplugs
• unclogs
• unstops
• excavates
• scoops (out)
• empties
• hollows (out)
• lightens