Synonyms for logjam
ˈlɔgˌdʒæm, ˈlɒg-log·jam

Princeton's WordNet

1. logjamnoun

   any stoppage attributable to unusual activity

   "the legislation ran into a logjam"

2. logjamnoun

   an immovable mass of logs blocking a river

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1. • Mass
   • Stoppage

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1. List of paraphrases for "logjam":

   impasse, deadlock, stalemate, jam, stagnation

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1. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards:

   While extremely upsetting, this increase in COVID-19 cases appears to be less a sign of new exponential growth and more a sign of a logjam from commercial labs, i have said time and again -- COVID-19 is a statewide problem and testing is a vital step towards understanding the scale of this problem. We believe COVID-19 is spreading in every parish in Louisiana.

2. Mark Gregory:

   When walking into an event, it's human nature to gravitate to our right and move around the room counterclockwise, that's everyone else's instinct too, which is why there's often a logjam by the front door.

3. Craig Packer:

   It's not like there's so much else away from this to compete, but it's going to be a bit of a logjam.

4. Hamid Biglari:

   I came to the conclusion that this was real and that the time had come to break through this logjam that had existed for so long, if this opportunity goes by we will always regret it.

5. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo:

   They bought the machine, they have the machine, they have the test, but they need the reagents to do a higher volume of tests, that's the logjam we are in.