Synonyms for halt
hɔlt

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1. arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage(noun)

   the state of inactivity following an interruption

   "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"

   Synonyms:
   hitch, verification, enlistment, limp, full stop, stoppage, apprehension, hindrance, impediment, chip, tab, interference, handicap, arrest, tick, check-out procedure, occlusion, confirmation, point, freeze, check mark, pinch, cheque, block, tour of duty, stop consonant, baulk, term of enlistment, diaphragm, checkout, taking into custody, duty tour, hinderance, hobble, blockage, curb, chit, stop, layover, rub, occlusive, plosive, collar, plosive speech sound, period, substantiation, stay, hang-up, tour, deterrent, encumbrance, catch, balk, stopover, plosive consonant, preventive, incumbrance, bank check, full point, preventative, snag, assay, bridle, closure, check

   Antonyms:
   fit

2. stop, halt(noun)

   the event of something ending

   "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"

   Synonyms:
   plosive, period, stay, diaphragm, stop consonant, plosive speech sound, hitch, stopover, full point, stoppage, full stop, catch, check, freeze, blockage, plosive consonant, occlusion, block, layover, stop, occlusive, arrest, point, closure

   Antonyms:
   fit

3. freeze, halt(adj)

   an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement

   "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze"

   Synonyms:
   stay, hitch, stoppage, frost, check, freeze, arrest, stop, freezing

   Antonyms:
   fit

4. crippled, halt, halting, lame, gimpy, game(verb)

   disabled in the feet or legs

   "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"

   Synonyms:
   mettlesome, crippled, spirited, lame, halting, gamy, gritty, feeble, gamey, spunky, gimpy, game

   Antonyms:
   fit

5. halt, hold, arrest(verb)

   cause to stop

   "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"

   Synonyms:
   accommodate, staunch, book, retain, get, moderate, view as, support, apply, hold back, harbour, defend, take hold, bind, deem, hold up, arrest, cop, take, have, concord, stanch, check, make, block, take for, go for, throw, kibosh, control, turn back, harbor, catch, keep, obligate, carry, give, adjudge, entertain, nab, nurse, oblige, curb, stop, nail, pick up, defy, collar, confine, apprehend, have got, restrain, declare, withstand, agree, stem, contain, obtain, maintain, guard, concur, keep back, sustain, prevail, reserve, admit, hold, hold in, bear

   Antonyms:
   fit

6. stop, halt(verb)

   come to a halt, stop moving

   "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"

   Synonyms:
   staunch, block, kibosh, quit, blockade, arrest, block off, end, stop over, hold back, finish, lay off, terminate, hold, barricade, stop, check, break, give up, stanch, bar, cease, block up, discontinue, hold on, intercept, turn back, break off, stem, contain

   Antonyms:
   fit

7. stop, halt, block, kibosh(verb)

   stop from happening or developing

   "Block his election"; "Halt the process"

   Synonyms:
   staunch, close up, block up, lug, draw a blank, immobilise, obturate, jam, arrest, block off, intercept, end, blank out, stanch, finish, obstruct, block, deflect, impede, embarrass, hold back, lay off, turn back, stop over, break off, break, stymie, give up, forget, immobilize, stop, stuff, occlude, stymy, freeze, blockade, hold on, bar, cease, barricade, hinder, stem, discontinue, contain, parry, kibosh, choke up, terminate, hold, quit, check

   Antonyms:
   fit

8. stem, stanch, staunch, halt(verb)

   stop the flow of a liquid

   "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide"

   Synonyms:
   stop, block, kibosh, stanch, staunch, arrest, hold, stem

   Antonyms:
   fit

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1. halt

   Synonyms:
   stop, rest, limp, falter, hammer, stammer, demur, dubitate, pause, hold, stand still, hesitate

   Antonyms:
   advance, decide, determine, speed, flow, career

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. halt(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   stop, hold, stand still, stop short, pull up, take breath, lie by, LIE TO

2. halt(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   limp, hobble, walk lamely

3. halt(a.)

   Synonyms:
   lame, crippled

4. halt(n.)

   Synonyms:
   stop, stand, stand still

5. halt(n.)

   Synonyms:
   limp, limping gait

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1. List of paraphrases:

   stop, stopping, cease, curb, cessation, suspend, end, stem, arrest, suspension, terminate, discontinue, -halt, judgment, halts, halting, interrupt, eesc, stopped, suspends

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How to use halt in a sentence?

1. Cicero:

   If a man aspires to the highest place, it is no dishonor to him to halt at the second, or even at the third.

2. Timothy Keller:

   Nearly 40 state constitutions have similar constitutional provisions that opponents of school choice have tried to invoke in the past to halt school choice programs in their tracks.

3. Extinction Rebellion:

   We are watching, in real-time, as people's lives are destroyed around the world and in the UK; unless action is taken to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero, these tragedies are set to worsen.

4. Del Rosario:

   The Philippines fully supports and will pro-actively promote the call of the United States on the '3 halts': halt in reclamation, halt in construction, and halt in aggressive actions that could further heighten tensions, we will agree to be bound only if China and other claimant states agree to the same.

5. Cesare Pavese:

   Literature is a defense against the attacks of life. It says to life: You can't deceive me. I know your habits, foresee and enjoy watching all your reactions, and steal your secret by involving you in cunning obstructions that halt your normal flow.

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