Synonyms of halted

halted 1 of 3

adjective

as in stopped

Related Words

• stopped
• ended
• stalled
• arrested
• receding
• retrogressing
• regressing

Dissimilar Words

• proceeding
• ongoing
• operating
• working
• functioning
• happening
• afoot
• alive
• going
• afloat

halted

2 of 3

verb (1)

past tense of halt

1

as in stalled

to bring (something) to a standstill

traffic was halted by the parade

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stopped
• stalled
• caught
• arrested
• blocked
• checked
• stayed
• hindered
• suspended
• stilled
• impeded
• ended
• held
• obstructed
• drew up
• concluded
• pulled up
• brought up
• held up
• terminated
• stemmed
• fetched up
• balked
• detained
• blockaded
• baffled
• snagged
• suppressed
• clogged
• held back
• dammed
• discontinued
• cut off
• called
• stunted
• bottlenecked
• turned back
• squashed
• squelched
• repressed
• reined (in)
• stanched
• choked off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continued
• persisted
• kept (on)
• carried on
• proceeded
• moved
• progressed
• marched
• kept up
• advanced
• pushed
• went along
• ran on
• spurred
• fared
• propelled
• drove
• stirred
• followed through (with)
• impelled
• actuated
• wended
• goaded
• budged

2

as in ceased

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

• stopped
• ceased
• ended
• quit
• delayed
• concluded
• dropped
• suspended
• discontinued
• finished
• laid off
• shut off
• cut off
• packed (up or in)
• left off
• broke off
• completed
• cut out
• had done with
• broke
• knocked off
• broke up
• canned
• paused
• desisted (from)
• blocked
• impeded
• gave over
• hindered
• ruined
• put the kibosh on
• held
• closed (down)
• obstructed
• deactivated
• scuttled
• stemmed
• checked
• stayed
• destroyed
• suppressed
• blockaded
• detained
• squelched
• aborted
• arrested
• called
• stunted
• braked
• dammed
• held back
• abolished
• killed
• squashed
• turned back
• demolished
• stamped
• annulled
• dissolved
• kiboshed
• snuffed
• clamped down
• reined (in)
• stanched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continued
• carried on
• proceeded
• progressed
• advanced
• kept up
• ran on
• propelled
• stirred
• drove
• followed through (with)
• impelled
• actuated

3

as in ended

to come to an end

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stopped
• ended
• concluded
• ceased
• expired
• terminated
• passed
• finished
• closed
• died
• went
• stalled
• determined
• discontinued
• lapsed
• elapsed
• left off
• broke off
• winked (out)
• quit
• wound up
• broke up
• let up
• paused
• dead-ended
• suspended
• bit the dust
• laid off (of)
• refrained (from)
• stayed
• packed (up or in)
• knocked off
• cut out
• abated
• desisted (from)
• broke down
• gave over
• conked (out)
• wound down
• petered (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continued
• persisted
• hung on
• extended
• prolonged
• protracted
• drew out

halted

3 of 3

verb (2)

past tense of halt

1

as in limped

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

• limped
• hobbled
• stumbled
• shuffled
• faltered
• lurched
• staggered
• wavered
• floundered
• blundered
• tottered
• hitched
• shambled
• wobbled
• teetered
• doddered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strode
• sailed
• glided
• breezed

2

as in hesitated

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

• hesitated
• faltered
• waited
• paused
• vacillated
• wavered
• staggered
• dithered
• hung back
• debated
• scrupled
• teetered
• wobbled
• balanced
• delayed
• lingered
• swayed
• pondered
• hemmed
• dawdled
• procrastinated
• deliberated
• shilly-shallied
• hawed
• backed down
• weighed
• considered
• oscillated
• equivocated
• chickened (out)
• dallied
• waffled
• hedged
• pussyfooted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decided
• plunged (in)
• continued
• stirred
• dived (in)
• advanced
• budged

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of halted

Verb

De Blasio halted the successful Bloomberg initiatives and wasted hundreds of millions of dollars on efforts to improve failing schools rather than replacing them. —Ray Domanico, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026

Between March 2020 and September 2023, loan repayments were halted, offering borrowers a period of relief as the pandemic caused economic challenges, leaving many without income and job loss. —Tevon Blair, Essence, 9 Jan. 2026

However, the government shutdown, which halted data collection, may have distorted the results. —Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026

Invitation Homes, known as the largest institutional home buyer, also dove 6%, while American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) saw trading briefly halted due to volatility after shares hit a three-year low. —Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026

The Department of Health and Human Services clarified this week that only California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York will see their federal child care dollars — roughly $10 billion in total — halted. —Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026

Such activity had been halted at a long list of sites, which had been gradually shutting down from September through December. —Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 8 Jan. 2026

The project, which was set to become one of the world’s largest rare-earth and uranium mines, was halted after Greenland reinstated a ban on uranium mining in 2021. —Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026

The trial of a former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer accused of not doing more to save lives in the 2022 shooting that left 21 dead was halted after a key witness reportedly changed her testimony. —Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026