What is another word for halt?
Synonyms for halt
hɔlthalt
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Princeton's WordNet
arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppagenoun
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"
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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, checkAntonyms:
fitstop, haltnoun
the event of something ending
"it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"
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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, closureAntonyms:
fitfreeze, haltadjective
an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
"a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze"
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stay, hitch, stoppage, frost, check, freeze, arrest, stop, freezingAntonyms:
fitcrippled, halt, halting, lame, gimpy, gameverb
disabled in the feet or legs
"a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"
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mettlesome, crippled, spirited, lame, halting, gamy, gritty, feeble, gamey, spunky, gimpy, gameAntonyms:
fithalt, hold, arrestverb
cause to stop
"Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
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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, bearAntonyms:
fitstop, haltverb
come to a halt, stop moving
"the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"
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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, containAntonyms:
fitstop, halt, block, kiboshverb
stop from happening or developing
"Block his election"; "Halt the process"
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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, checkAntonyms:
fitstem, stanch, staunch, haltverb
stop the flow of a liquid
"staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide"
Synonyms:
stop, block, kibosh, stanch, staunch, arrest, hold, stemAntonyms:
fit
Dictionary of English Synonymes
haltverb
Synonyms:
stop, hold, stand still, stop short, pull up, take breath, lie by, LIE TOhaltverb
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limp, hobble, walk lamelyhaltadjective
haltnoun
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stop, stand, stand stillhaltnoun
Synonyms:
limp, limping gait
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How to use halt in a sentence?
Intensified policy loosening will help effectively halt the economic slowdown.
This is not over. We will be asking the federal appeals court to expedite the ongoing appeals proceeding to halt the irreversible and imminent damage from Trump's border wall. Border communities, the environment, and our Constitution's separation of powers will be permanently harmed should Trump get away with pillaging military funds for a xenophobic border wall Congress denied.
Quit thinking that you must halt before the barrier of inner negativity. You need not. You can crash through...whatever we see a negative state, that is where we can destroy it.
There is no evidence that the death penalty has any unique deterrent effect, so the Thai authorities' hopes that this move will reduce crime is deeply misguided, the Thai government must immediately halt any plans to carry out further executions.
The State Department official:
But the hope is that they'll understand the importance of having a conversation and talking about these things as we agreed in the original Singapore agreement, there's nothing to be gained by not talking. It's only to their benefit. North Korea nuclear reiterated on Tuesday it was no longer bound by commitments to halt nuclear and missile testing, blaming the United States' failure to meet a year-end deadline for nuclear talks and.
Translations for halt
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- وقفArabic
- Haltestelle, rasten, Pause, Halt, stoppen, anhalten, Blockierung, Halteplatz, stocken, zögernGerman
- haltigi, trajnhaltejo, lami, halti, haltoEsperanto
- parar, altoSpanish
- مکثPersian
- seisauttaa, seisahtua, pysähdys, lopettaminen, seisake, loppu, pysähtyä, pysähtyminen, pysäyttääFinnish
- halterFrench
- դադարArmenian
- fermareItalian
- 停止する, 休止する, 押し止める, ためらう, さまたげるJapanese
- urutūMāori
- bremse, avvente, nøle, stoppeNorwegian
- apeadeiroPortuguese
- sayayQuechua
- хромать, останавливатьRussian
- stoppa, haltaSwedish
- நிறுத்தம்Tamil
- tạm dừng lạiVietnamese
- 停Chinese
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