halt | Definition of halt

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halt

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of halt

1 to walk while favoring one leg

even with her twisted ankle, she managed to halt along and complete her Walk for Peace

Synonyms of halt

Words Related to halt

blunder, falter, flounder, lurch, shamble, shuffle, stagger, stumble, teeter, totter, waver, wobble (also wabble)

Near Antonyms of halt

breeze, glide, sail

Antonyms of halt

2 to show uncertainty about the right course of action

she was often confused, halting between the responsibilities of her job and the demands of her home life

Synonyms of halt

balance, dither, falter, hang back, hesitate, scruple, shilly-shally, stagger, teeter, vacillate, waver, wobble (also wabble)

Words Related to halt

dally, dawdle, delay, linger, pause, procrastinate, wait

back down, chicken (out)

consider, debate, deliberate, ponder, weigh

oscillate, sway

equivocate, hedge, pussyfoot, waffle

Near Antonyms of halt

advance, continue

Antonyms of halt

dive (in), plunge (in)