Synonyms of halts

halts 1 of 3

verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of halt

1

as in stops

to bring (something) to a standstill

traffic was halted by the parade

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stops
• stalls
• catches
• arrests
• blocks
• hinders
• stays
• checks
• suspends
• impedes
• obstructs
• holds
• ends
• pulls up
• terminates
• brings up
• concludes
• stills
• draws up
• detains
• stems
• balks
• holds up
• suppresses
• snags
• fetches up
• clogs
• discontinues
• baffles
• holds back
• calls
• blockades
• cuts off
• dams
• represses
• bottlenecks
• turns back
• reins (in)
• squashes
• squelches
• stunts
• staunches
• chokes off
• stanches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continues
• persists
• keeps (on)
• moves
• progresses
• proceeds
• advances
• follows through (with)
• carries on
• runs on
• marches
• keeps up
• fares
• pushes
• propels
• goes along
• drives
• spurs
• stirs
• impels
• wends
• actuates
• goads
• budges

2

as in ceases

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end

the private eye abruptly halted his surveillance of the building upon being spotted by his subject

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stops
• ceases
• ends
• quits
• suspends
• drops
• delays
• discontinues
• concludes
• breaks
• finishes
• packs (up or in)
• completes
• cuts off
• has done with
• shuts off
• breaks off
• leaves off
• cuts out
• lays off
• desists (from)
• gives over
• checks
• knocks off
• breaks up
• pauses
• blocks
• hinders
• obstructs
• impedes
• suppresses
• cans
• deactivates
• aborts
• closes (down)
• puts the kibosh on
• holds
• detains
• stays
• destroys
• abolishes
• ruins
• stems
• scuttles
• calls
• arrests
• squelches
• dissolves
• brakes
• kills
• blockades
• demolishes
• stamps
• holds back
• turns back
• squashes
• annuls
• reins (in)
• clamps down
• dams
• snuffs
• stunts
• staunches
• kiboshes
• stanches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continues
• progresses
• proceeds
• advances
• carries on
• runs on
• drives
• follows through (with)
• stirs
• keeps up
• impels
• propels
• actuates

3

as in ends

to come to an end

all filming halted when the star of the movie quit in a huff

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stops
• ceases
• ends
• expires
• concludes
• terminates
• passes
• closes
• dies
• finishes
• goes
• determines
• discontinues
• elapses
• lapses
• stalls
• quits
• winds up
• breaks off
• leaves off
• winks (out)
• breaks up
• suspends
• lets up
• pauses
• dead-ends
• bites the dust
• stays
• packs (up or in)
• refrains (from)
• abates
• breaks down
• cuts out
• desists (from)
• gives over
• lays off (of)
• knocks off
• winds down
• conks (out)
• peters (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continues
• persists
• hangs on
• extends
• prolongs
• draws out
• protracts

halts

2 of 3

verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of halt

1

as in limps

to walk while favoring one leg

even with her twisted ankle, she managed to halt along and complete her Walk for Peace

Synonyms & Similar Words

• limps
• hobbles
• shuffles
• stumbles
• falters
• staggers
• lurches
• wavers
• totters
• flounders
• hitches
• teeters
• wobbles
• blunders
• wabbles
• shambles
• dodders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strides
• glides
• sails
• breezes

2

as in hesitates

to show uncertainty about the right course of action

she was often confused, halting between the responsibilities of her job and the demands of her home life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hesitates
• falters
• waits
• staggers
• wavers
• vacillates
• dithers
• pauses
• wabbles
• teeters
• balances
• hangs back
• debates
• lingers
• wobbles
• scruples
• sways
• ponders
• delays
• dawdles
• procrastinates
• deliberates
• shilly-shallies
• weighs
• chickens (out)
• haws
• backs down
• considers
• oscillates
• hems
• dallies
• equivocates
• hedges
• waffles
• pussyfoots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decides
• plunges (in)
• continues
• dives (in)
• stirs
• advances
• budges

halts

3 of 3

noun

plural of halt

1

as in jams

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 & Similar Words

• jams
• deadlocks
• standstills
• binds
• predicaments
• impasses
• gridlocks
• dilemmas
• stalemates
• logjams
• problems
• standoffs
• pickles
• holes
• bottlenecks
• Mexican standoffs
• fixes
• dead ends
• pinches
• plights
• corners
• difficulties
• morasses
• spots
• quagmires
• quandaries

2

as in cessations

the stopping of a process or activity

gardening came to a halt during the week of solid rain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cessations
• endings
• ends
• closes
• stops
• ceases
• closures
• conclusions
• shutdowns
• finishes
• stays
• stoppages
• arrests
• discontinuances
• terminations
• offsets
• pauses
• lapses
• shutoffs
• discontinuations
• expirations
• cutoffs
• checks
• closedowns
• surceases
• arrestments
• interruptions
• suspensions
• phaseouts
• breaks
• standstills
• moratoriums
• layoffs
• mop-ups
• moratoria
• abeyances
• letups

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuations
• continuances
• extensions
• prolongations
• persistences