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Definitions

stalled

[stawld] / stɔld /

ADJECTIVE

deferred

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delayed negotiated postponed

STRONG

adjourned assessed charged pigeonholed prolonged protracted remanded renegotiated scrubbed temporized

WEAK

held up in waiting indebted on hold on the shelf staved off

Antonyms

WEAK

advanced forwarded furthered hastened hurried

ADJECTIVE

disabled

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broken broken-down down in disrepair inoperative out of order out of service

STRONG

disconnected faulty malfunctioning on the fritz

WEAK

jammed wrecked

ADJECTIVE

motionless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

frozen immobile inert lifeless paralyzed stagnant stationary steadfast

WEAK

apoplectic at a standstill at rest becalmed dead deadlocked deathly firm fixed halted immotile inanimate numb palsied petrified quiescent quiet spellbound stable standing static still stock-still torpid transfixed unmovable unmoved unmoving

Antonyms

STRONGEST

alive lively mobile moving unfixed

WEAK

active busy

ADJECTIVE

static

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fixed immobile immovable passive stagnant stationary

STRONG

constant format stabile stable still

WEAK

at a standstill deadlocked gridlocked inactive inert latent rigid standing still sticky stopped stuck unchanging unfluctuating unmoving unvarying

Antonyms

STRONGEST

mobile movable moving unfixed unsteady

STRONG

inconstant unstable

WEAK

active changeable continuous variable

ADJECTIVE

stock-still

Synonyms

STRONG

still

WEAK

apoplectic at a standstill at rest becalmed dead deadlocked deathly firm fixed frozen halted immobile immotile inanimate inert lifeless numb palsied paralyzed petrified quiescent quiet spellbound stable stagnant standing static stationary steadfast torpid transfixed unmovable unmoved unmoving

Example Sentences

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US-led shuttle diplomacy aimed at brokering trilateral talks to end the war has stalled amid the Middle East conflict.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Verhoeven was originally set to face Anthony Joshua but, when the Briton's career was stalled by a serious car accident in November, something even bigger emerged.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The decline appears to have stalled, with job growth picking up again and both worker and business sentiment improving at the margin.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

A wind-driven fire that broke out in Ventura County Monday morning stalled overnight, allowing some residents to return home.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

She hung above the ledge for a moment, became confused, and stalled herself out by moving her wings and changing the wind flow.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

stalled

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