halt
Come to standstill
Halt means to stop or come to a stop.
A marching column halts on command.
Production halts during a strike.
Traffic grinds to a halt.
As a noun, halt names the stoppage itself: The project came to a halt when funding ran out.
The command Halt! demands immediate cessation of movement.
To halt something is to cause it to stop: Officials halted construction pending review.
Cease all motion
- endFinal portion or cessation
- discontinueTo stop doing
- terminateBring to an end
- suspendHalt or hang temporarily
desist · quit · abandon · finish · conclude · break off · withdraw · curtail
Complete mutual obstruction
- jamCooked fruit spread
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- snarlHostile vocal threat
- stoppageInterruption of flow
bottleneck · standstill · obstruction · backup · barrier · blockage · signal · intersection
Cease all motion
- freezeBecome solid from cold
- abortEnd before completion
- cancelRevoke or terminate
- suspendHalt or hang temporarily
countermand · order · directive · shout · signal · warning · whistle · gesture
Official restriction on something
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- blockadeSealing off a place
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
restriction · moratorium · interdict · proscription · freeze · stoppage · trade · imports
Interrupt continuity
- restCessation of activity
- respiteShort pause from hardship
- hiatusBreak in activity
- breatherBrief period of rest
lull · interlude · recess · intermission · time-out · wait · delay · suspension
stop
Cease all motion
- endFinal portion or cessation
- discontinueTo stop doing
- terminateBring to an end
suspend · desist · quit · abandon · finish · conclude · break off · withdraw · curtail · interrupt
gridlock
Complete mutual obstruction
- jamCooked fruit spread
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- snarlHostile vocal threat
stoppage · bottleneck · standstill · obstruction · backup · barrier · blockage · signal · intersection · roadblock
stop
Cease all motion
suspend · countermand · order · directive · shout · signal · warning · whistle · gesture · authority
ban
Official restriction on something
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- blockadeSealing off a place
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
prohibition · restriction · moratorium · interdict · proscription · freeze · stoppage · trade · imports · exports
break
Interrupt continuity
breather · lull · interlude · recess · intermission · time-out · wait · delay · suspension · adjournment
armistice
Agreement to cease hostilities
- truceAgreed halt to hostilities
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
surrender · order · march · formation · parade · attention · drill · troops · advance · retreat
border
Outer edge or limit
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
security · barrier · gate · guard · screening · passport · visa · control · patrol · entry
- blockagesblockage, dam, clog, congestion, drain clog
- finishfinish, complete, conclude, end, finalize
- inactioninaction, passivity, doing nothing, stillness, immobility
- marchingmilitary march, quick march, slow march, route march, forced march
- obstructblock, stop, impede, hinder, obstruct
- stagnationstagnation, standstill, stasis, deadlock, stalemate
haltcontinue
Go on without stopping
continuation · proceed · persist · persistence · maintain
- grind to a haltGradually cease all motion
- grinding haltAbrupt, complete cessation
- halter topSleeveless top, neck-fastened
- bring to a halt
- came to a halt
- abrupt haltSudden, complete cessation