Mess and Stalemate

Mess

Mess noun - A state in which everything is out of order.

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

Nearby Words: messy, messed, messing

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

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

Nearby Words: stalemated, stalemating

complete	complete mess	complete stalemate
total	total mess	total stalemate
massive	massive mess	massive stalemate
political	political mess	political stalemate
Other adjectives: bloody, ensuing.

One siege at Riverrun is entirely at a stalemate until Jaime comes and resolves the whole mess with a To the Pain speech about what will happen to the castle and its people if they don't surrender to the overwhelming numbers at their door.

Source: The Siege

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