Synonyms of halting

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adjective

as in faltering

Related Words

• faltering
• uncertain
• irresolute
• wobbly
• unsure
• questioning
• ambivalent
• conflicted
• wavering
• infirm
• indecisive
• skeptical
• doubtful
• vacillating
• undecided
• insecure
• diffident
• unenthusiastic
• reluctant
• hesitant
• loath
• uneager
• cagey
• indisposed
• reticent
• dubious
• disinclined

Dissimilar Words

• decisive
• resolute
• decided
• determined
• confident
• unquestioning
• certain
• positive
• assured
• sanguine
• sure
• convinced
• ready
• willing
• self-assured
• disposed
• inclined

halting

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noun

as in stopping

Related Words

• stopping
• abolition
• ending
• abolishment
• termination
• neutralization
• surrender
• annulment
• invalidation
• nullification
• relinquishment
• abortion
• revocation
• voidance
• rescission
• calling
• cancellation
• repeal
• dropping
• recall
• rollback
• abandonment
• reversal
• recision
• giving up
• calling off

Dissimilar Words

• continuation
• beginning
• initiation
• commencement
• engagement
• undertaking

halting

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verb (1)

present participle of halt

1

as in stalling

to bring (something) to a standstill

traffic was halted by the parade

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stopping
• stalling
• arresting
• catching
• blocking
• checking
• hindering
• staying
• impeding
• suspending
• obstructing
• holding
• ending
• stilling
• stemming
• pulling up
• drawing up
• bringing up
• concluding
• terminating
• blockading
• holding up
• clogging
• detaining
• balking
• snagging
• suppressing
• fetching up
• baffling
• damming
• holding back
• discontinuing
• cutting off
• bottlenecking
• calling
• stunting
• squashing
• repressing
• squelching
• turning back
• stanching
• reining (in)
• choking off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuing
• persisting
• keeping (on)
• proceeding
• carrying on
• advancing
• moving
• progressing
• running on
• keeping up
• marching
• pushing
• going along
• following through (with)
• spurring
• stirring
• driving
• faring
• propelling
• wending
• impelling
• actuating
• goading
• budging

2

as in ceasing

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

• stopping
• ceasing
• ending
• quitting
• delaying
• suspending
• discontinuing
• dropping
• concluding
• finishing
• breaking
• cutting off
• packing (up or in)
• shutting off
• laying off
• breaking off
• completing
• cutting out
• blocking
• leaving off
• giving over
• checking
• pausing
• canning
• impeding
• knocking off
• hindering
• breaking up
• stemming
• obstructing
• having done with
• desisting (from)
• suppressing
• ruining
• holding
• blockading
• deactivating
• putting the kibosh on
• closing (down)
• aborting
• arresting
• destroying
• detaining
• scuttling
• squelching
• abolishing
• stunting
• braking
• calling
• killing
• squashing
• staying
• dissolving
• demolishing
• damming
• stamping
• holding back
• annulling
• stanching
• snuffing
• turning back
• kiboshing
• clamping down
• reining (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuing
• proceeding
• advancing
• carrying on
• progressing
• running on
• keeping up
• driving
• stirring
• following through (with)
• propelling
• actuating
• impelling

3

as in ending

to come to an end

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stopping
• ending
• ceasing
• concluding
• expiring
• terminating
• passing
• closing
• finishing
• dying
• stalling
• going
• discontinuing
• lapsing
• determining
• elapsing
• quitting
• breaking off
• winking (out)
• dead-ending
• winding up
• leaving off
• pausing
• letting up
• breaking up
• suspending
• biting the dust
• refraining (from)
• packing (up or in)
• laying off (of)
• staying
• cutting out
• giving over
• knocking off
• desisting (from)
• breaking down
• abating
• winding down
• conking (out)
• petering (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuing
• persisting
• hanging on
• extending
• prolonging
• drawing out
• protracting

halting

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verb (2)

present participle of halt

1

as in limping

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

• limping
• hobbling
• shuffling
• stumbling
• faltering
• wavering
• staggering
• lurching
• shambling
• floundering
• tottering
• blundering
• hitching
• wobbling
• teetering
• doddering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• striding
• sailing
• gliding
• breezing

2

as in hesitating

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

• hesitating
• faltering
• wavering
• vacillating
• pausing
• staggering
• dithering
• waiting
• balancing
• debating
• hanging back
• teetering
• wobbling
• delaying
• swaying
• scrupling
• lingering
• shilly-shallying
• dawdling
• pondering
• procrastinating
• deliberating
• hemming
• weighing
• hawing
• oscillating
• backing down
• considering
• hedging
• waffling
• chickening (out)
• dallying
• equivocating
• pussyfooting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deciding
• continuing
• plunging (in)
• diving (in)
• stirring
• advancing
• budging

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of halting

Adjective

Lowell’s halting effort came in a major anniversary year much like our own—a year of conflict, division, and disorientation. — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026

All singing and moving in three-quarters time at the halting dawn of the 20th century. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026

Noun

Aerial footage released by the agency shows a vessel halting shortly after getting struck by the weapon. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026

The intensification in activity resulted in the halting of import and export activities at Bangladesh’s largest port, and held container vessels surrounding the gateway at a standstill. — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Feb. 2026

Verb

This also means that UCD will not play Sac State in 2026 — or anytime soon, halting the Causeway Classic rivalry that began in 1954 when the Hornets started their program. — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026

Turk filed for bankruptcy in June 2025 — halting any litigation from moving forward without permission from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas. — Taylor O'Connor 17, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026