Synonym: blind alley, cul de sac, dead end, dead-end street, deadlock, stalemate, standstill. Similar words: passe, passed, encompass, passenger, pass, pass out, pass on, pass away. Meaning: ['ɪmpæs /æm'pɑːs] 
n. 1. a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible 2. a street with only one way in or out.
n. 1. a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible 2. a street with only one way in or out. 
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(31) To break the impasse, he made a sudden threatening move forward.
(32) But historically, mediators have allowed other airlines' contract negotiations to go on for years before declaring an impasse.
(33) In the end, de Gaulle overcame his depression by breaking the impasse.
(34) This impasse was made worse by continued falls in copper prices until the mid-1980s.
(35) The Wall Street retreat was also nudged by fears throughout the day stirred by the continued budget impasse.
(36) With the federal government still partly closed by the budget impasse,[www.Sentencedict.com] economic reports are available only from private sources.
(37) With him as party boss, the current impasse will continue.
(38) The amendment provides no method for resolving such an impasse and it could well end up being decided by the courts.
(39) Since no further theory is available whereby the competitors might be assessed, legal theory appears to have reached an impasse.
(40) At last, Auster gave a little shrug, which seemed to acknowledge that they had come to an impasse.
(41) The continuing impasse in negotiations made military conflict seem likely.
(42) The impasse sent Hong Kong stocks plummeting and the colony's main stock index closed 5.1 percent lower.
(43) On July 25[sentencedict.com], the situation seemed to have reached an impasse.
(44) The answer to this impasse lies in a third way of knowing, one which is based on presuppositions.
(45) It was clear that the Soviet economy was at an impasse.
(46) The latest impasse appears to be over the naming of a president.
(47) Their mistrust makes the prospects of overcoming the impasse all the more difficult.
(48) On 25 July the situation seemed to have reached an impasse.
(49) In any event, the rules should provide a means of resolving any impasse that does arise.
(50) Once again they'd reached an impasse, but in truth it really didn't matter.
(51) The two groups have reached an impasse in their talks.
(52) The bond market also reacted negatively to the budget impasse.
(53) There seemed no way to end the impasse over the Lockerbie affair.
(54) They were therefore accused of putting the clock back and bringing the best hope of Christendom to an impasse.
(55) Stock and bond markets recovered yesterday as investors focused on other issues besides the budget impasse.
(56) An impasse in the hostage crisis had been reached, to continue through the summer of 1980.
(57) The tax expired last Dec. 31, a casualty of a congressional budget impasse in Washington.
(58) But it was confirmed he briefed an official of the Parades Commission, which is supporting his attempt to resolve the impasse.
(59) Most states also describe the procedure to be followed when there is an impasse in collective bargaining negotiations.
(60) Hall could break the embarrassing boardroom impasse at the Victoria Ground.