Definitions

halt

[hawlt] / hɔlt /

NOUN

end, stoppage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cutoff freeze interruption layoff letup pause postponement standstill termination

STRONG

arrest break close impasse stand stop

WEAK

breakoff grinding halt screaming halt screeching halt

Antonyms

STRONGEST

continuation

STRONG

beginning start

WEAK

endurance go perseverance

VERB

stop, cause to stop

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adjourn arrest bar block break off cease curb deter end hamper impede interrupt stall stem stop suspend terminate

STRONG

balk check desist frustrate intermit obstruct pause punctuate rest stay wait

WEAK

blow the whistle on bring to an end bring to standstill call it a day close down come to an end cool it cut short draw up drop anchor hold at bay hold back pull up put a cork in stand still

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance aid allow assist begin commence continue encourage further go help initiate keep on let go open permit promote start stimulate support urge

STRONG

carry out do restart

WEAK

carry on forge forward push speak smoothly

VERB

hesitate, stutter

Synonyms

STRONG

dither falter hobble limp pause stagger stammer stumble vacillate waver

WEAK

be defective shilly-shally whiffle wiggle-waggle

Antonyms

STRONG

continue persist remain stay

WEAK

carry on forge forward push speak smoothly

Example Sentences

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Naveed's court case seeking to halt the widespread felling, which is still being heard, argues there is "no excuse" for the tree loss.

From Barron's

Michael Porter Jr scored 23 points, 20 of them in the first half, as the Nets halted a three-game skid.

From Barron's

Dressed in a white suit featuring Chinese dragon motifs, she punched the air and smiled as she drifted to a halt at the bottom of the course.

From Barron's

Dressed in a white suit featuring Chinese dragon motifs, Gu punched the air and smiled as she drifted to a halt.

From Barron's

Then, in 2002, a government-funded clinical trial on postmenopausal women and HRT was halted after early findings that hormone therapy posed a number of health risks.

From The Wall Street Journal

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