If a dispute or series of negotiations is deadlocked, no agreement can be reached because neither side will give in at all. You can also say that the people involved are deadlocked.
The peace talks have been deadlocked over the issue of human rights since August. [+ over]
But after nearly a week of deliberations, the jury remained deadlocked.
Synonyms: even, level, equal, parallel More Synonyms of deadlocked
deadlocked in British English
(ˈdɛdlɒkt)
adjective
in a state of deadlock
The peace talks have been deadlocked over the issue of human rights since August.
After nearly a week of deliberations, the jury remained deadlocked.
Synonyms of 'deadlocked'
even, level, equal, parallel
More Synonyms of deadlocked
In other languages
deadlocked
British English: deadlocked ADJECTIVE
If a dispute or series of negotiations is deadlocked, no agreement can be reached because neither side will give in at all. You can also say that the people involved are deadlocked.
The peace talks have been deadlocked over the issue of human rights since August.
American English: deadlocked
Brazilian Portuguese: travado
Chinese: 陷入僵局的
European Spanish: estancado
French: dans l'impasse
German: festgefahren
Italian: arenato
Japanese: こう着状態に陥った
Korean: 장애에 부딪힌
European Portuguese: chegar a um impasse
Latin American Spanish: estancado
(adjective)
The jury remained deadlocked.
Synonyms
even
It was an even game.
level
The teams were level at the end of extra time.
equal
an equal contest
parallel
neck and neck
The two main parties were almost neck and neck in the polls.
fifty-fifty (informal)
equally balanced
Additional synonyms
in the sense of equal
an equal contest
Synonyms
even,
balanced,
fifty-fifty (informal),
evenly matched,
evenly balanced,
evenly proportioned
in the sense of level
Definition
equal to or even with (something or someone else)
The teams were level at the end of extra time.
Synonyms
even,
tied,
equal,
drawn,
neck and neck,
all square,
level pegging
in the sense of neck and neck
Definition
absolutely level in a race or competition
The two main parties were almost neck and neck in the polls.