loggerheads
Heated, unresolved dispute
Loggerheads appears almost exclusively in the phrase at loggerheads, meaning in stubborn disagreement or conflict: The two departments have been at loggerheads for months.
A loggerhead was originally a heavy iron tool with a ball-shaped end, heated and used for various purposes—the connection to quarreling is obscure but centuries old.
Verbal clash over differences
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
- feudBitter ongoing rivalry
- discordLack of agreement
- strifeAngry, prolonged conflict
hostility · animosity · antagonism · clash · friction · contention · disagreement · altercation
Refusing to compromise
- obstinateFirmly refusing to yield
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- bullheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- pigheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
adamant · dogged · willful · mulish · unbending · uncompromising · headstrong · inflexible
Mutual obstruction preventing progress
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- standstillTotal cessation of movement
- impasseSituation without resolution
- logjamObstruction halting flow
standoff · halt · bottleneck · dead-end · draw · tie · freeze · paralysis
Ocean-dwelling shelled reptile
- carapaceProtective dorsal exoskeleton
- nestingMaking a dwelling
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- marineRelating to the sea
Atlantic · hatchling · conservation · beach · migration
dispute
Verbal clash over differences
strife · hostility · animosity · antagonism · clash · friction · contention · disagreement · altercation · bickering
intransigent
Refusing to compromise
- obstinateFirmly refusing to yield
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- bullheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
pigheaded · adamant · dogged · willful · mulish · unbending · uncompromising · headstrong · inflexible · recalcitrant
stalemate
Mutual obstruction preventing progress
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- standstillTotal cessation of movement
- impasseSituation without resolution
logjam · standoff · halt · bottleneck · dead-end · draw · tie · freeze · paralysis · inaction
sea turtle
Ocean-dwelling shelled reptile
- carapaceProtective dorsal exoskeleton
- nestingMaking a dwelling
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
marine · Atlantic · hatchling · conservation · beach · migration
loggerheadsconsensus
General group agreement
resolution · common ground · agreement · compromise · meeting of minds
- at loggerheadsIn sharp disagreement