Box
Box noun - A difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape.
Usage example: with our new home still unfinished, and the buyers of our condo eager to move in, we were in a real box
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Stalemate and box are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stalemate" instead a noun "Box".
Nearby Word: boxed
Stalemate
Stalemate noun - A point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in.
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Synonyms for Stalemate
Nearby Words: stalemated, stalemating
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Stalemate and Box. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/box/stalemate
Box & Stalemate. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/box/stalemate>.
Stalemate or Box. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/box/stalemate.
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