dead-end

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Adjective dead-end has 1 sense

dead-end - lacking opportunities for development or advancement; "stuck in a dead-end job"
Antonym: active (indirect, via inactive)

Noun dead-end has 2 senses

cul, cul de sac, dead end - a passage with access only at one end
--₁ is a kind of passage
deadlock, dead end, impasse, stalemate, standstill - a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations"
--₂ is a kind of situation

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