Synonyms for halt
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : hawlt |
| Phonetic Transcription : hɔlt |
Top 10 synonyms for halt Other synonyms for the word halt
- arrest
- balk
- be defective
- blow the whistle on
- break
- break-off
- bring to an end
- bring to standstill
- call it a day
- cease fire
- check
- close
- close down
- come to an end
- cool it
- cut short
- desist
- dither
- draw up
- drop anchor
- falter
- frustrate
- grinding halt
- hamper
- hobble
- hold at bay
- hold back
- impasse
- impede
- intermit
- interrupt
- interruption
- layoff
- letup
- limp
- obstruct
- pause
- pull up
- punctuate
- put a cork in
- rest
- screaming halt
- screeching halt
- shilly-shally
- stagger
- stall
- stammer
- stand
- stand still
- standstill
- stay
- stem
- stop
- stumble
- suspend
- terminate
- termination
- vacillate
- wait
- waver
- whiffle
- wiggle-waggle
Définition of halt
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.
- noun end, stoppage
- verb stop, cause to stop
- verb hesitate, stutter
- And he brought the mare to a halt by jerking the rope around her neck.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- In the hall a halt was made and the dreaded good-byes began.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
- Magnificent was the day, indeed, and sorely did La Malne tempt us to a halt.
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- As she came near him his hand closed over hers, bringing her to a halt.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- First the blind, then the deaf and the dumb, then the halt and the lame—and so on.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- The weather became bad again, and it was necessary to make a halt.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- And after this came a second thought that caused him to halt abruptly.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- What say you, will you halt a little and let us take a pipe together?
- Extract from : « Joseph Andrews, Vol. 2 » by Henry Fielding
- He quavered uncertainly down the steps, and Amelia called a halt.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- They ranged themselves across the road, and one cried: "Halt!"
- Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout » by Victor Appleton
Antonyms for halt
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