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Synonyms & Antonyms of halfway
(Entry 1 of 2)
in some measure or degree
- that was a halfway decent performance of a difficult piece
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- enough,
- fairly,
- kindly
- [chiefly Southern],
- kind of,
- like,
- moderately,
- more or less,
- pretty,
- quite,
- rather,
- relatively,
- something,
- somewhat,
- sort of
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Near Antonyms for halfway
- especially,
- exceedingly
- (also exceeding),
- exceptionally,
- extremely,
- greatly,
- highly,
- hugely,
- particularly,
- very
Antonyms for halfway
- all,
- altogether,
- completely,
- entirely,
- fully,
- perfectly,
- quite,
- totally,
- utterly,
- wholly
halfway
adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of halfway (Entry 2 of 2)
1
lacking some necessary part
- when halfway measures, such as posting signs, failed to keep people off the property, a fence was erected
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2
occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes
- by the time she had reached the halfway point, she was ready to quit the marathon
Synonyms for halfway
- central,
- intermediary,
- intermediate,
- medial,
- median,
- mediate,
- medium,
- mid,
- middle,
- midmost
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The first known use of halfway was in 1694
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