halfway
adjective
, ˈhäf-\
Definition of halfway
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Synonyms & Antonyms for halfway
Synonyms
deficient, fragmental, fragmentary, half, incomplete, partial
Antonyms
complete, entire, full, intact, integral, perfect, whole
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Mini Side Lunge into Pull Through Standing upright, step your left leg out to the side and bend the left knee into a halfway side lunge. — Stephanie Mansour, NBC News, "Tone and tighten your butt with this 31-day routine," 1 July 2019 The Pacers are halfway home to pulling off the series upset up 2-1 thanks to a game-high 30 points from Bojan Bogdanvoic. — J. Michael, Indianapolis Star, "Insider: Bogdanovic catches fire, Pacers regain series lead in stunning comeback vs. Cavs," 20 Apr. 2018 That's a respectable number but not even halfway home. — Bud Shaw, cleveland.com, "The Indians reached a compromise on Wahoo that should placate fans (but probably won't) -- Bud Shaw," 29 Jan. 2018 The Toffees' skipper has now notched nine Premier League goals this campaign and picked up the November goal of the month award following his stupendous halfway line strike against West Ham last month. — SI.com, "Wayne Rooney Finally Speaks Out on His Drink-Driving Shame Claiming it Was a 'Stupid Mistake'," 17 Dec. 2017 Alex Wood Series: Houston leads 2-1 in best-of-7 Preview A perfect fit in their own place, the Houston Astros are halfway home. — Creg Stephenson, AL.com, "Astros vs. Dodgers 2017 live stream, score updates; World Series Game 4 time, TV channel, watch online," 28 Oct. 2017 Castellanos, also a finalist for The Best FIFA Women’s Player 2017, earned recognition for her halfway line strike for Venezuela against Cameroon at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2016. — SI.com, "Castellanos, Giroud & Masuluke Named as Final Three for 2017 FIFA Puskás Award," 9 Oct. 2017 The halfway moment strikes a cool chord as summer's sweltering last days simmer to a close. — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, "Bella Hadid Has a Foolproof Bob Strategy for the Last Days of Summer," 23 Aug. 2017 Twenty-five years after the fall of communism, Western Balkan countries have become halfway democracies and the region struggles with ethnic, religious and nationalist tensions. — Ingrid Bego, Washington Post, "Why are the Western Balkans in crisis? These are the three primary tensions.," 26 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'halfway.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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halfway
adjective
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halfway
adverb
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