Impasse

7 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

A situation in which no further progress is possible due to disagreement or an insurmountable obstacle.

“Negotiations came to an impasse when neither side would budge on the key issue.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈæmpɑːs/

Syllables

im·passe

Related Words

Synonyms

deadlockstalematestandstill

Antonyms

breakthroughresolution agreement progress

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Wordle

Double S at the end, starts with IMP and contains three vowels spread through it

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Scrabble

Worth 13 points, the double S at the end makes it harder to hook further tiles

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Words you can make from Impasse

Shorter words formed from the letters in “impasse”.

passim sepias amess amies amiss apism apses apsis aspis masse mesas mises missa paise pases pasis passe pimas sampi samps seams seism semis sepia

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