Antonyms for halted
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : hawlt |
| Phonetic Transcription : hɔlt |
Definition of halted
Origin :- "a stop, a halting," 1590s, from French halte (16c.) or Italian alto, ultimately from German Halt, imperative from Old High German halten "to hold" (see hold (v.)). A German military command borrowed into the Romanic languages 16c. The verb in this sense is from 1650s, from the noun. Related: Halted; halting.
- verb stop, cause to stop
- verb hesitate, stutter
- He turned his eyes and looked down the guns of the two men who had halted.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- The girl, who had halted when the officer halted, as a matter of course, did not look up.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- The next morning we halted in a wood, the weather being warm and pleasant.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- He then bade me carry the goose into the ranks, and to come to him when we halted at night.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- At last they halted before it, to be followed by a gentle knock.
- Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- They halted, mechanically and abruptly; every eye was turned to the beloved scene.
- Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- As the wires snapped into place, she halted and looked back at him.
- Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
- The baron, with some of his retainers and all the foresters, halted at daybreak in Sherwood forest.
- Extract from : « Maid Marian » by Thomas Love Peacock
- But it had halted just beyond the niche, not coming out very far.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- For a moment he did find himself alone, and thereupon he halted to listen.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
Synonyms for halted
- adjourn
- arrest
- balk
- bar
- be defective
- block
- blow the whistle on
- break off
- bring to an end
- bring to standstill
- call it a day
- cease
- cease fire
- check
- close down
- come to an end
- cool it
- curb
- cut short
- desist
- deter
- dither
- draw up
- drop anchor
- end
- falter
- frustrate
- hamper
- hobble
- hold at bay
- hold back
- impede
- intermit
- interrupt
- limp
- obstruct
- pause
- pull up
- punctuate
- put a cork in
- rest
- shilly-shally
- stagger
- stall
- stammer
- stand still
- stay
- stem
- stop
- stumble
- suspend
- terminate
- vacillate
- wait
- waver
- whiffle
- wiggle-waggle
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