halted

The word “halted” has 2 syllables: halt-ed.

It's pronounced as /hɒltɪd/.


What is synonym and antonym for halted?

In the thesaurus, “halted” has 28 synonyms and 15 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for halted along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for halted

  • arrested
  • blocked
  • caught
  • ceased
  • concluded
  • deferred
  • delayed
  • ended
  • expired
  • faltered
  • frozen
  • hesitated
  • immobile
  • inert
  • lifeless
  • limped
  • paralyzed
  • passed
  • placed
  • planted
  • quit
  • quitted
  • stagnant
  • stalled
  • stationary
  • steadfast
  • stopped
  • terminated

Antonyms for halted

  • alive
  • carried on
  • continued
  • decided
  • lively
  • mobile
  • moving
  • ongoing
  • operating
  • persisted
  • proceeding
  • sailed
  • stirred
  • strode
  • unfixed

Meanings of halted

  • verb
    1. To limp; move with a limping gait.
    2. To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; hesitate; be uncertain; linger; delay; mammer.
    3. To be lame, faulty, or defective, as in connection with ideas, or in measure, or in versification.
    4. To waver.
    5. To falter.
    6. To stop marching.
    7. To stop either temporarily or permanently.
    8. To bring to a stop.
    9. To cause to discontinue.

Example Sentences

  • The construction work was halted due to safety concerns.
  • The train halted abruptly at the platform, causing passengers to sway.
  • Production was halted temporarily while the factory underwent maintenance.
  • The spread of the virus was halted by the implementation of strict quarantine measures.
  • The negotiations between the two countries were halted indefinitely due to political tensions.

On this page you'll find 43 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to halted, such as: alive, arrested, blocked, carried on, caught, ceased, concluded.

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Related Words

dead-ended

  • ceased
  • choke off
  • closed
  • concluded
  • crimp
  • ended
  • expired
  • foil
  • halted
  • impede
  • obstruct
  • passed
  • stall
  • stonewall
  • stopped
  • terminated
  • thwart

elapsed

  • ceased
  • completed
  • concluded
  • died
  • ended
  • expired
  • former
  • halted
  • passed
  • previous
  • prior
  • spent
  • stopped
  • terminated

had done with

  • abandoned
  • abstain
  • accomplish
  • achieve
  • cancel
  • cease
  • ceased
  • clinch
  • close
  • complete
  • conclude
  • cut off
  • decline
  • disband
  • discontinued
  • disown
  • dissolve
  • do
  • dropped
  • end
  • ended
  • expel
  • forgo
  • forswear
  • give up
  • halted
  • jettison
  • laid off
  • leave
  • left off
  • let go
  • lose
  • make
  • play out
  • quit
  • quitted
  • reject
  • release
  • relinquish
  • renounce
  • repudiate
  • set aside
  • settle
  • spurn
  • stop
  • stopped
  • wind up
  • wrap up

kiboshed

  • blockaded
  • blocked
  • broke off
  • canned
  • ceased
  • completed
  • concluded
  • cripple
  • cut off
  • dammed
  • debilitate
  • delayed
  • detained
  • disable
  • disarm
  • discontinued
  • ended
  • exhaust
  • finished
  • halted
  • held
  • held back
  • hindered
  • immobilize
  • impair
  • impeded
  • incapacitate
  • knock out
  • laid off
  • mangle
  • mutilate
  • obstructed
  • paralyze
  • quit
  • quitted
  • ruin
  • shatter
  • shut off
  • stemmed
  • stopped
  • undermine
  • wreck

laid off

  • broke off
  • ceased
  • cut off
  • ended
  • halted
  • left off
  • quit
  • quitted
  • shut off
  • stopped

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