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Synonyms of halt

16 similar words

Another word for halt is desist. Other synonyms of halt are stop and stay.

Synonyms and similar words for halt

verbTo stop marching.

  • pauseTo halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.

verbTo cause to discontinue.

nounA cessation, either temporary or permanent.

  • hiatusAn interruption, break, pause or absence.
  • close

verbTo stop.

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Meaning of halt

  1. verb To limp; move with a limping gait.
  2. verb To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; hesitate; be uncertain; linger; delay; mammer.
  3. verb To be lame, faulty, or defective, as in connection with ideas, or in measure, or in versification.

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Questions about synonyms of halt

What is another word for halt?
Halt has 16 synonyms on Word.ws, such as desist, stop and stay.
What does halt mean?
Halt means to limp; move with a limping gait.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: halt (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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