Impasse and Swamp

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Impasse noun - A difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape.

Usage example: the impossible impasse faced by those who opposed the war but did not want to seem disloyal to the troops

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Swamp and impasse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Swamp" instead a noun "Impasse".

Nearby Words: impassive, impassable, impassible

Swamp noun - A difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape.

Usage example: with her credit cards maxed out, and the making of minimum payments a challenge, debt seemed to be an ever-deepening swamp

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Impasse and swamp are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Impasse" instead a noun "Swamp".

Nearby Words: swamped, swampy, swamper, swampland, swamping

short impasse

short swamp

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