halted

ADJECTIVE

motionless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

frozen immobile inert lifeless paralyzed stagnant stationary steadfast

WEAK

apoplectic at a standstill at rest becalmed dead deadlocked deathly firm fixed immotile inanimate numb palsied petrified quiescent quiet spellbound stable stalled standing static still stock-still torpid transfixed unmovable unmoved unmoving

Antonyms

STRONGEST

alive lively mobile moving unfixed

WEAK

active busy

ADJECTIVE

parked

Synonyms

STRONGEST

placed planted

STRONG

established left positioned put standing stored

WEAK

unmoving

Antonyms

STRONG

temporary

ADJECTIVE

stock-still

Synonyms

STRONG

still

WEAK

apoplectic at a standstill at rest becalmed dead deadlocked deathly firm fixed frozen immobile immotile inanimate inert lifeless numb palsied paralyzed petrified quiescent quiet spellbound stable stagnant stalled standing static stationary steadfast torpid transfixed unmovable unmoved unmoving

ADJECTIVE

suspended

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deferred delayed

STRONG

interrupted

Example Sentences

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It’s the only time that we’ve halted the screenings at the cemetery since we started.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Eli Lilly last September halted a trial of a similar drug.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Chinese regulators again halted deliveries for a few weeks in mid-2024 over a lithium battery issue in several models.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Xi meanwhile is expected to press for an end to US arms sales to Taiwan, and an extension of the trade truce agreed in October that halted tariff escalation between the US and China.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

By the time they reached the place where the drovers’ road led, John halted before crossing the road to observe the sentry.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli

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