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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

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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

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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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