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  • nounend, stoppage
  • verbstop, cause to stop
  • verbhesitate, stutter

synonyms for halt

  • cutoff
  • freeze
  • interruption
  • layoff
  • letup
  • pause
  • postponement
  • standstill
  • termination
  • arrest
  • break
  • close
  • impasse
  • stand
  • stop
  • breakoff
  • grinding halt
  • screaming halt
  • screeching halt
See also synonyms for: halted / halting
On this page you'll find 270 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to halt, such as: cut off, freeze, interruption, layoff, letup, and pause.

antonyms for halt

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  • continuation
  • beginning
  • start
  • endurance
  • go
  • perseverance
  • advance
  • aid
  • allow
  • assist
  • begin
  • commence
  • continue
  • encourage
  • further
  • go
  • help
  • initiate
  • keep on
  • let go
  • open
  • permit
  • promote
  • start
  • stimulate
  • support
  • urge
  • carry out
  • do
  • restart
  • carry on
  • forge
  • forward
  • push
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How to use halt in a sentence

A petition that garnered more than 1,800 signatures overnight also sought to halt her deportation.
A WOMAN IN ICE DETENTION SAYS HER FALLOPIAN TUBE WAS REMOVED WITHOUT HER CONSENTNICOLE NAREASEPTEMBER 17, 2020VOX
“The FAA should immediately halt the recertification process for the 737 Max in light of this report,” said Michael Stumo, father of Samya Stumo.
BOEING CRASHES WERE THE “HORRIFIC CULMINATION” OF MULTIPLE MISTAKES, HOUSE REPORT SAYSKDUNN6SEPTEMBER 16, 2020FORTUNE
If the court were to find against the insurers, they could be forced to re-examine thousands of claims filed by firms holding business interruption and other policies that offered protection against unexpected halts to operations.
GOT INTERRUPTION INSURANCE? THESE COMPANIES FOUND IT’S USELESS IN THE AGE OF COVID-19BERNHARD WARNERSEPTEMBER 12, 2020FORTUNE
The global lockdown halted international travel and cut into luxury sales by extension.
TIKTOK IS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO AVOID A SALELUCINDA SHENSEPTEMBER 10, 2020FORTUNE
This hovering is more commonly known as “stalling,” and occurs when a hurricane more or less grinds to a halt.
SLOW, MEANDERING HURRICANES ARE OFTEN MORE DANGEROUS—AND THEY’RE GETTING MORE COMMONGRETA MORANSEPTEMBER 9, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCE
The company said in two statements yesterday that people involved with the trial had voluntarily halted its progress to fully investigate the single patient’s adverse reaction.
ASTRAZENECA JUST PAUSED ITS COVID-19 VACCINE TRIAL, AND THAT’S A GOOD THINGCLAIRE MALDARELLISEPTEMBER 9, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCE
“The Batman” was one of the biggest productions to resume after Covid-19 brought the industry to a halt in March.
‘BATMAN’ MOVIE STARRING ROBERT PATTINSON HALTS FILMING OVER CORONAVIRUS CASERADMARYASEPTEMBER 3, 2020FORTUNE
Hundreds of scientific investigations relying on this data could come to a halt, delaying some discoveries for several generations.
SATELLITE MEGA-CONSTELLATIONS RISK RUINING ASTRONOMY FOREVERNEEL PATELSEPTEMBER 2, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
Even as the country skidded to a dystopian halt in the first days of the pandemic, Sam Chaudhary and his colleagues found themselves with more work than they had ever seen.
THE INCONVENIENT TRUTH ABOUT THE ED TECH BOOMCHARU KASTURISEPTEMBER 2, 2020OZY
In Ferdinand’s hospice records, an AmeraCare staff member noted that the company was limiting skilled nursing visits and that they’d halted certified nursing assistant visits.
SENT HOME TO DIEBY ANNIE WALDMAN AND JOSHUA KAPLANSEPTEMBER 2, 2020PROPUBLICA
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WORDS RELATED TO HALT

  • arrest
  • break off
  • call it quits
  • call off
  • check
  • cut off
  • drop
  • end
  • fail
  • halt
  • interrupt
  • knock it off
  • lay off
  • nullify
  • scrap
  • scratch
  • scrub
  • terminate
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.