adj
Meaning 1
Going nowhere; blocked.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a dead-end street
- a dead-end job
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
dead-end
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈdɛdɛnd/
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rhymes with (noun, verb) -ɛnd
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/dɛdˈɛnd/
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CMU ARPABET: D EH2 D EH1 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A road with no exit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- We turned into the street and realised it was a dead-end.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A position that offers no hope of progress.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, figuratively
Examples
- Mary realised her relationship with Jim had hit a dead-end.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To come to a dead-end.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Examples
- Watch out! The road dead-ends in 200 yards and there's nowhere to turn around!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
To come to nothing; to reach a hopeless situation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
lacking opportunities for development or advancement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- stuck in a dead-end job
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: задънен (zadǎnen) — blocked
- Finnish: umpi- — blocked
- French: sans issue — blocked
- Ancient Greek: ἀδιέξοδος (adiéxodos) — blocked
- Indonesian: buntu — blocked
- Spanish: sin salida / futuro / porvenir — blocked