Loss and Stalemate

Loss

Loss noun - The act or an instance of not having or being able to find.

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Stalemate and loss are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stalemate" instead a noun "Loss".

Nearby Word: losing

Stalemate noun - A point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in.

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Loss and stalemate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Loss" instead a noun "Stalemate".

Nearby Words: stalemated, stalemating

complete	complete loss	complete stalemate
total	total loss	total stalemate
single	single loss	single stalemate
constant	constant loss	constant stalemate
Other adjectives: massive, embarrassing, early, permanent, immediate, final, temporary, less, eventual, previous.

As a result, they are now in a situation where, rather than winning, they are stuck with either a stalemate or an outright loss.

Source: Didn't Think This Through
The prognosis of a war with the USSR was the loss of Western Europe and China and strategic stalemate, with the USA unable to contest the USSR's power in Eurasia and the USSR unable to invade North America.

Source: Useful Notes / Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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