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dead-end

  • /ˈdɛdɛnd/
  • /dɛdˈɛnd/

Rhymes with (noun, verb) -ɛnd

adjective more dead-end · most dead-end · deadend

  1. also, figuratively Going nowhere; blocked. a dead-end street

verb dead-ends · dead-ending · dead-ended · deadend

  1. US To come to a dead-end. Watch out! The road dead-ends in 200 yards and there's nowhere to turn around!
  2. US, broadly To come to nothing; to reach a hopeless situation. His great-grandfather's career dead-ended when lectors in the cigar industry became obsolete.

noun dead-ends · deadend

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of dead end: a road with no exit. We turned into the street and realised it was a dead-end.
  2. alternative, figuratively Alternative spelling of dead end: a position that offers no hope of progress. Mary realised her relationship with Jim had hit a dead-end.

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"dead-end." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dead-end. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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dead-end. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dead-end

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"dead-end." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dead-end.

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@misc{dead_end_2026,
  title = {dead-end},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dead-end},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}