Synonyms of half

half 1 of 3

noun

ˈhaf 

1

as in part

one of two equal or nearly equal parts

to be fair, we should each get half the pie

Synonyms & Similar Words

• part
• section
• moiety
• portion
• segment
• fraction
• piece
• element
• hemisphere
• component
• halvers
• division
• meridian
• constituent
• semicircle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• total
• whole
• sum
• aggregate

2

as in match

either of a pair matched in one or more qualities

it's the bottom half of the ninth inning, and the Yankees are up at bat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• match
• equivalent
• twin
• companion
• similarity
• fellow
• mate
• replica
• double
• parallel
• coordinate
• like
• counterpart
• duplicate
• equal
• likeness
• mirror image
• rival
• peer
• carbon copy
• analogue
• facsimile
• identical twin
• coequal
• ringer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contrary
• opposite
• reverse
• converse
• antithesis
• antipode

half

2 of 3

adjective

as in incomplete

lacking some necessary part

half measures that did nothing but prolong the problem

Synonyms & Similar Words

• incomplete
• partial
• deficient
• halfway
• unfinished
• fragmentary
• fragmental
• damaged
• flawed
• injured
• imperfect
• broken
• spoiled
• impaired
• uncompleted
• marred
• sketchy
• unassembled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• whole
• entire
• full
• complete
• perfect
• intact
• integral
• unbroken
• unimpaired
• flawless
• undamaged
• finished
• uninjured
• unmarred
• completed

half

3 of 3

adverb

1

as in ever

in any way or respect

this cut on your arm isn't half as bad as it looks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ever
• at all
• somehow
• remotely
• anywise
• someway

2

as in halfway

in some measure or degree

what you said is only half true

Synonyms & Similar Words

• halfway
• partially
• partly
• in part
• pretty
• part
• incompletely
• partway
• quite
• relatively
• fairly
• something
• somewhat
• moderately
• rather
• enough
• fragmentarily
• more or less
• sort of
• kind of
• like
• kindly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• entirely
• all
• quite
• fully
• completely
• wholly
• perfectly
• totally
• altogether
• utterly
• very
• absolutely
• especially
• particularly
• plain
• extremely
• highly
• exceedingly
• dead
• greatly
• downright
• exceptionally
• hugely

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of half

Noun

With goals in the 96th and 97th minutes, the Union became the first team to score both the game-tying and game-winning goals in consecutive minutes of second-half stoppage time since the LA Galaxy did so on July 14, 2018. — AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026

By the time Carrick took the helm and moved from a wing-back system to a more straightforward front three, there was only half of the season left for anyone to try to build consistency in the role after having adapted to a different position. — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Adjective

Expo Idaho skate park is a half-acre larger than Rhodes, and will include features for all kinds of skaters. — Noah Daly july 31, Idaho Statesman, 31 July 2026

These tumultuous incidents are bound by a daring half-hour-long scene of the driver’s erotic overnight reunion with his hard-living girlfriend, who wants to adopt the child. — Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 31 July 2026

Adverb

Built specifically for a budget-conscious battlefield, the new missile cuts the cost of a flagship PAC-3 MSE — roughly $4 million per unit — by more than half, introducing a critical layer of financial sustainability to Western air defense. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026

Tamil itself is no less a political construction, with public discourse and education carried out in a self-consciously archaic form of the language only half-intelligible to many speakers of its multifarious vernaculars. — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Phrases Containing half

• better half
• by half