Hyphenation of stalemate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word stalemate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

stale-mate

Definitions of stalemate:

1.	A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible Reached an impasse on the negotiations
2.	Drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check
3.	Subject to a stalemate

Synonyms of stalemate:

noun	deadlock, dead end, impasse, standstill, situation
noun	draw, standoff, tie
verb	move, go

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