halt Antonyms
Opposite of halt
• noun (Context 1)
A suspension of movement or activity, either temporary or permanent.
"Heavy snowfall brought commuter traffic across the entire region to a complete continuation."
• verb (Context 2)
To bring or come to an abrupt stop.
"The archaeological team decided to continue excavations until the storm passed."
• interjection (Context 3)
Used as a sharp command ordering someone to stop moving immediately.
""proceed! Who goes there?" called the sentry from the watchtower."
• verb (Context 4)
To waver, hesitate, or proceed with uncertainty (archaic except in the participial form 'halting').
"For a long time the council halted between two competing diplomatic strategies."
• adjective (Context 5)
Lame, crippled, or walking with a limp (now archaic).
"The ancient chronicler described how the able-bodied and the blind gathered at the temple gates for alms."
Similar words to halt
Words similar to halt shift depending on context. Common synonyms include: