halted
Brought to stillness
Halted means stopped or brought to a standstill.
A halted train sits motionless on the tracks.
Halted progress has ceased moving forward.
In military contexts, halted troops have received the command to stop marching.
The word often implies an abrupt or commanded stop rather than a gradual one: Construction was halted pending investigation.
Seized by authorities
- ceasedCame to an end
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- immobilizedMade unable to move
- stilledMade motionless or silent
terminated · concluded · finished · standstill · motionless · inactive · stagnant · deadlocked
Halted or hanging temporarily
- interruptedBroken mid-course
- postponedMoved to a later date
- delayedMade to wait longer
- deferredSet aside until later
on hold · waiting · breather · respite · lull · intermission · recess · time-out
No longer available
- abolishedFormally ended by authority
- terminatedBrought to an end
- scrappedDiscarded as useless
- called offStopped before happening
withdrawn · revoked · annulled · rescinded · abandoned · axed · dropped · killed
Caused disorder in
- broken offForcibly separated or discontinued
- cut shortEnd before completion
- obstructedBlocked from proceeding
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
derailed · sidetracked · interfered · interjected · disturbed · diverted · stalled · waylaid
Officially disallowed
- embargoedProhibited from export
- forbiddenNot allowed
- restrictedLimited in scope
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
barred · enjoined · injunction · restrained · quarantined · locked down · sanctioned · interdicted
arrested
Seized by authorities
- ceasedCame to an end
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- immobilizedMade unable to move
stilled · terminated · concluded · finished · standstill · motionless · inactive · stagnant · deadlocked · quiescent
suspended
Halted or hanging temporarily
- interruptedBroken mid-course
- postponedMoved to a later date
- delayedMade to wait longer
deferred · on hold · waiting · breather · respite · lull · intermission · recess · time-out · break
discontinued
No longer available
- abolishedFormally ended by authority
- terminatedBrought to an end
- scrappedDiscarded as useless
called off · withdrawn · revoked · annulled · rescinded · abandoned · axed · dropped · killed · nixed
disrupted
Caused disorder in
- broken offForcibly separated or discontinued
- cut shortEnd before completion
- obstructedBlocked from proceeding
blocked · derailed · sidetracked · interfered · interjected · disturbed · diverted · stalled · waylaid · intercepted
banned
Officially disallowed
- embargoedProhibited from export
- forbiddenNot allowed
- restrictedLimited in scope
blocked · barred · enjoined · injunction · restrained · quarantined · locked down · sanctioned · interdicted · vetoed
- delaysdelays, delay, delayed, postponement, postpone
- incompleteincomplete, unfinished, partial, fragmentary, half-done
- stoppedstopped, ceased, ended, finished, done
- unusedunused, idle, untouched, vacant, empty
- delayeddelayed, postponed, deferred, suspended, on hold
- motion statesmoving, stationary, in motion, at rest, still
haltedadvanced
Far along in development
proceeded · moved · progressed · traveled · kept going
- 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