Synonyms of half
11 similar words
Another word for half is ½. Other synonyms of half are semi-, hemi-, demi-, halfly and bipartition.
Synonyms and similar words for half
nounThe fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.
- ½
adverbPartially; imperfectly.
- halfly obsoleteHalf.
verbTo halve.
- bipartitionTo partition into two.
- bisect
- dichotomizeTo exhibit as a half disk.
- dimidiateTo represent one half of, or undergo dimidiation with.
- halveTo reduce to half the original amount.
prepositionHalf past; a half-hour (30 minutes) after the last hour.
- half past AustraliaThirty minutes past any hour.
Meaning of half
- noun One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
- noun One of two equal periods into which a game is divided.
- noun One of the two opposite parts of the playing field of various sports, in which each starts the game.
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Questions about synonyms of half
- What is another word for half?
- Half has 11 synonyms on Word.ws, such as ½, semi-, hemi-, demi-, halfly, bipartition, bisect and dichotomize.
- What does half mean?
- Half means one of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
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