logjam

As nouns the difference between standstill and logjam

is that standstill is complete immobility; halt while logjam is an excess of logs being conveyed on a river, so that their motion halts.

As nouns the difference between deadlock and logjam

is that deadlock is a standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse while logjam is an excess of logs being conveyed on a river, so that their motion halts.

As a verb deadlock

is to cause or to come to a deadlock.

As nouns the difference between impasse and logjam

is that impasse is a road with no exit; a cul-de-sac while logjam is an excess of logs being conveyed on a river, so that their motion halts.

As nouns the difference between cessation and logjam

is that cessation is (formal) a ceasing or discontinuance, as of action, whether temporary or final while logjam is an excess of logs being conveyed on a river, so that their motion halts.

In figuratively|lang=en terms the difference between logjam and stalemate

is that logjam is (figuratively) a clog or such jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress while stalemate is (figuratively) to bring about a stalemate, in which no advance in an argument is achieved.

As nouns the difference between logjam and stalemate

is that logjam is an excess of logs being conveyed on a river, so that their motion halts while stalemate is (chess) the state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.

As a verb stalemate is

(chess|transitive) to bring about a state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves.

As a noun logjam

is an excess of logs being conveyed on a river, so that their motion halts.

As an adjective logjammed is

blocked by a logjam; delayed or impeded.