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halt

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms 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 of halt

deadlock, gridlock, impasse, logjam, Mexican standoff, stalemate, standoff, standstill

Words Related to halt

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 of halt

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

Words Related to halt

mop-up, phaseout

abeyance, break, interruption, layoff, letup, moratorium, pause, standstill, suspension

Near Antonyms of halt

extension, persistence, prolongation

Antonyms of halt

continuance, continuation

halt

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of halt

1 to bring (something) to a standstill

traffic was halted by the parade

Synonyms of halt

arrest, bring up, catch, check, draw up, fetch up, hold up, pull up, stall, stay, still, stop

Words Related to halt

baffle, balk, block, blockade, bottleneck, clog, dam, detain, hinder, hold, hold back, impede, obstruct, snag, stem

conclude, cut off, end, terminate

call, discontinue, suspend

choke off, rein (in), repress, squash, squelch, stanch (or staunch), stunt, suppress, turn back

Near Antonyms of halt

carry on, continue, follow through (with), keep (on), keep up, persist, run on

advance, fare, go along, march, move, proceed, progress, wend

actuate, budge, drive, goad, impel, propel, push, spur, stir

2 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 of halt

break, break off, break up, can [slang], cease, cut off, cut out, desist (from), discontinue, drop, end, give over, knock off, lay off, leave off, pack (up or in), quit, shut off, stop

Words Related to halt

complete, conclude, finish

close (down)

deactivate

block, blockade, dam, delay, detain, hinder, hold, hold back, impede, kibosh, obstruct, stem

call, suspend

arrest, brake, check, clamp down, rein (in), squash, squelch, stamp, stanch (or staunch), stunt, suppress, turn back

pause, stay, suspend

abolish, abort, annul, demolish, destroy, dissolve, kill, ruin, scuttle, snuff

Phrases Synonymous with halt

have done with, put the kibosh on

Near Antonyms of halt

carry on, continue, follow through (with), keep up, run on

advance, proceed, progress

actuate, drive, impel, propel, stir

3 to come to an end

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

Synonyms of halt

break off, break up, cease, close, conclude, dead-end, determine, die, discontinue, elapse, end, expire, finish, go, lapse, leave off, let up, pass, quit, stop, terminate, wind up, wink (out)

Words Related to halt

desist (from), lay off (of), refrain (from)

give over [British], knock off, pack (up or in)

break down, conk (out), cut out, stall

pause, stay, suspend

abate, peter (out), wind down

Phrases Synonymous with halt

bite the dust

Near Antonyms of halt

draw out, extend, prolong, protract

Antonyms of halt

continue, hang on, persist

halt

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of halt

1 to walk while favoring one leg

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

Synonyms of halt

hobble, limp

Words Related to halt

hitch

blunder, falter, flounder, lurch, shamble, shuffle, stagger, stumble, teeter, totter, waver, wobble (also wabble)

dodder

Near Antonyms of halt

breeze, glide, sail

Antonyms of halt

stride

2 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 of halt

balance, dither, falter, hang back, hesitate, scruple, shilly-shally, stagger, teeter, vacillate, waver, wobble (also wabble)

Words Related to halt

haw, hem

dally, dawdle, delay, linger, pause, procrastinate, wait

back down, chicken (out)

consider, debate, deliberate, ponder, weigh

oscillate, sway

equivocate, hedge, pussyfoot, waffle

Near Antonyms of halt

decide

budge, stir

advance, continue

Antonyms of halt

dive (in), plunge (in)

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