halts

The word “halts” has 1 syllable: halts

It's pronounced as /hɔːlts/

What is synonym and antonym for halts?

In the thesaurus, “halts” has 185 synonyms and 37 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for halts

Mexican standoffs
abates
abeyances
abolishes
aborts
annuls
arrestments
arrests
backs down
baffles
balances
balks
binds
bites the dust
blockades
blocks
blunders
bottlenecks
brakes
breaks
breaks down
breaks off
breaks up
brings up
calls
cans
catches
ceases
cessations
checks
chokes off
clamps down
clogs
closedowns
closes
closures
completes
concludes
conclusions
considers
corners
cutoffs
cuts off
cuts out
dallies
dams
dawdles
deactivates
dead ends
dead-ends
deadlocks
debates
delays
deliberates
demolishes
destroys
detains
determines
dies
difficulties
dilemmas
discontinuances
discontinuations
discontinues
dissolves
dithers
dodders
draws up
drops
elapses
endings
ends
equivocates
expirations
expires
falters
fetches up
finishes
fixes
flounders
gives over
goes
gridlocks
hangs back
has done with
haws
hedges
hems
hesitates
hinders
hitches
hobbles
holds
holds back
holds up
holes
impasses
impedes
interruptions
jams
kiboshes
kills
knocks off
lapses
layoffs
lays off
leaves off
lets up
letups
limps
lingers
logjams
lurches
mop-ups
morasses
moratoria
moratoriums
obstructs
offsets
oscillates
passes
pauses
phaseouts
pickles
pinches
plights
ponders
predicaments
problems
procrastinates
pulls up
pussyfoots
puts the kibosh on
quagmires
quandaries
quits
represses
ruins
scruples
scuttles
shambles
shilly-shallies
shuffles
shutdowns
shutoffs
shuts off
snags
snuffs
spots
squashes
squelches
staggers
stalemates
stalls
stamps
stanches
standoffs
standstills
staunches
stays
stems
stills
stoppages
stops
stumbles
stunts
suppresses
surceases
suspends
suspensions
sways
teeters
terminates
terminations
totters
turns back
vacillates
wabbles
waffles
waits
wavers
weighs
winds down
winds up
wobbles

Antonyms for halts

actuates
advances
breezes
budges
carries on
continuances
continuations
continues
decides
draws out
drives
extends
extensions
fares
glides
goads
goes along
hangs on
impels
keeps up
marches
moves
persistences
persists
proceeds
progresses
prolongations
prolongs
propels
protracts
pushes
runs on
sails
spurs
stirs
strides
wends

Meanings of halts

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.
noun
1. A cessation, either temporary or permanent.
2. A minor railway station (usually unstaffed) in the United Kingdom.
3. Lameness; a limp.

Example Sentences

The train halts at the station for only a few minutes.
Construction work halts during the rainy season to avoid accidents.
The company halts production on weekends to perform maintenance.
The teacher's stern look halts the students' chatter immediately.
The sudden noise halts the procession as everyone turns to look.

On this page you'll find 222 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to halts, such as: Mexican standoffs, abates, abeyances, abolishes, aborts, actuates, advances.

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