Synonyms for halfway
ˈhæfˈweɪ, ˈhɑf-half·way

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1. center(a), halfway, middle(a), midwayadjective

   equally distant from the extremes

   Antonyms:
   whole, peripheral, terminal

2. halfwayadjective

   at a point midway between two extremes

   "at the halfway mark"

   Synonyms:
   midway, middle(a), center(a)

   Antonyms:
   terminal, peripheral, whole

3. halfwayadverb

   including only half or a portion

   "halfway measures"

   Synonyms:
   midway, middle(a), center(a)

   Antonyms:
   terminal, peripheral, whole

4. halfway, midwayadverb

   at half the distance; at the middle

   "he was halfway down the ladder when he fell"

   Synonyms:
   midway

   Antonyms:
   whole, peripheral, terminal

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1. half-staff

   (of a flag) in or to a position halfway down the pole, usually as an expression of public sadness:

   flags at some buildings were flown half-staff.

   Submitted by anonymous on June 18, 2020  

2. halfly

   Submitted by anonymous on January 14, 2020  

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1. halfwayadjective

   Synonyms:
   intermediate, midway

2. halfwayadverb

   Synonyms:
   in the middle, imperfectly, partially

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1. List of paraphrases for "halfway":

   midway, half-way, half, mid-way, transition, mid-term

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How to use halfway in a sentence?

1. Pearl Buck:

   Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can be recalled and perhaps remedied.

2. United States:

   The United States and its NATO allies are not ready to meet Russia halfway on the key issues, the main problem is that United States and its NATO allies, under no guise, for any reason are not ready to meet our key demands.

3. Meng Hu:

   I've been talking nonstop, my throat gets really hoarse. [ In this job, ] you need to talk a lot, because your mood is contagious. You can't just do things halfway. Only when you talk enthusiastically can you get your audience excited.

4. Justin Casterline/Getty Images:

   I think it's important to state here that there was an opportunity for the NCAA to adopt more strict policies in inclusion of trans athletes, and they could've done that in February, but it seems as though they chose not to, or they chose to avoid litigation by changing their stance halfway through the season and causing bigger problems for themselves, i think that, had they adopted USA Swimming's policies which are more strict than their own, we could have avoided a lot of the controversy that took place over the weekend and you and I could be sitting here talking about and celebrating the accomplishments by these incredible athletes.

5. Christine Svenson:

   This woman was nowhere near her job, the school year had ended, and she gets terminated for voicing her opinions about the world, people should really be afraid and people should be willing to stand up, because if they're not willing to do that again, we're headed to be I mean, we're going to be North Korea, we're going to be China, we’re going to be Venezuela very quickly…we’re halfway there.