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Definitions

logjam

[lawg-jam, log-] / ˈlɔgˌdʒæm, ˈlɒg- /

NOUN

delay

Synonyms

STRONGEST

lag moratorium postponement problem setback stoppage suspension wait

STRONG

adjournment bind check cunctation dawdling demurral detention discontinuation downtime filibuster hindrance holding impediment interval jam lingering loitering obstruction procrastination prorogation remission reprieve retardation showstopper stall stay stop surcease tarrying tie up

WEAK

cooling-off period hangup holding pattern holdup putting off retardment

Antonyms

STRONGEST

continuation

STRONG

advance aid assistance beginning go help liberation promotion support

WEAK

dispatch expedition furtherance hastening hurry rush speed

NOUN

gridlock

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bottleneck congestion impasse

STRONG

barrier blockage clog obstacle stoppage

Antonyms

STRONG

clearance opening

NOUN

retardation

Synonyms

STRONG

adjournment bind check cunctation dawdling demurral detainment detention discontinuation downtime filibuster hindrance holdup impediment interval jam lag lingering moratorium obstruction postponement problem procrastination prorogation remission reprieve setback showstopper stall stay stop stoppage surcease suspension tie up wait

WEAK

cooling-off period hangup holding pattern loitering putting off retardment tarrying

Antonyms

STRONG

advance aid assistance beginning boon boost continuation go help liberation promotion start support

NOUN

traffic jam

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blockage bottleneck congestion gridlock roadblock rush hour

WEAK

jam traffic congestion

Example Sentences

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The S&P 500 is expensive on 18 of 20 metrics and a private-equity logjam could force big investors to dump stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

“The industry’s liquidity logjam comes as it sits on a stock of 32,000 unsold companies worth a stunning $3.8 trillion,” Bain & Company wrote in a late February report on the private-equity sector.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

But sustained fighting could also further logjam oil production and drive up the cost of other goods the region exports, including aluminum, farm fertilizer, and natural gas.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

"Both sides need to get back round the table to break the logjam."

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

Rather wud I have perished in a logjam thin to've indured this ingratichood.

From Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War by Dunne, Finley Peter

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