halt

halt

noun

Definition of HALT

1

a point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in <negotiations are at a halt, with neither management nor the union budging on the issue of salary limits>

Synonyms deadlock, gridlock, halt, logjam, Mexican standoff, stalemate, standoff, standstill

Related Words dead end; bind, bottleneck, corner, dilemma, fix, hole, jam, morass, pickle, pinch, plight, predicament, quagmire, quandary, spot; difficulty; problem

2

the stopping of a process or activity <gardening came to a halt during the week of solid rain>

Synonyms arrest, arrestment, cease, cessation, check, close, closedown, closure, conclusion, cutoff, discontinuance, discontinuation, ending, expiration, finish, halt, lapse, offset, shutdown, shutoff, stay, stop, stoppage, surcease, termination

Related Words mop-up, phaseout; abeyance, break, interruption, layoff, letup, moratorium, pause, standstill, suspension

Near Antonyms extension, persistence, prolongation

Antonyms continuance, continuation