stalemate vs dead end

stalemate and dead end both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stalemate	Yes	No	Yes	No
dead end	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, stalemate and dead end are synonyms defined as:

stalemate and dead end: a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

Other synonyms of stalemate include deadlock, impasse, standstill.

stalemate (noun)	dead end (noun)
drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check	a passage with access only at one end
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible	a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

stalemate (verb)	dead end (verb)
subject to a stalemate