impasse
nounA point where progress stops because agreement is impossible.
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Clear all filtersA point where progress stops because agreement is impossible.
Unable to be entered or passed through; also impossible to understand or interpret.
Impossible to understand
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Impossible or extremely difficult to understand.
Impossible to understand
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Impossible to dispute successfully on the available evidence.
Not open to successful dispute
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So similar that a meaningful difference cannot be recognized.
Certain to occur or impossible to avoid.
Difficult or impossible to explain.
Without an explanation
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So closely connected or entangled that separation is difficult or impossible.
Impossible or very difficult to satisfy.
Extremely difficult to tolerate.
Very hard to tolerate
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Impossible to overcome.
Too great or difficult to overcome.
Impossible to repair or put right.
To prevent something or rule out its possibility.
So clear that it cannot reasonably be confused or misunderstood.
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