Synonyms of halting

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adjective

as in faltering

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

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

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

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halting

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noun

as in stopping

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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

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

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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

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• striding
• gliding
• sailing
• breezing

• striding
• gliding
• sailing
• 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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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