End
End noun - The stopping of a process or activity.
Usage example: the end of hostilities brought general rejoicing
Halt is a synonym for end in stop topic. In some cases you can use "Halt" instead the word "End" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like cessation, terminate, break off, bring to an end.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| natural | natural end | natural halt |
| abrupt | abrupt end | abrupt halt |
| quick | quick end | quick halt |
| near | near end | near halt |
| Other adjectives: literal, sudden. | ||
Common collocations
| rampage | end rampage | halt rampage |
| nightmare | end nightmare | halt nightmare |
| scene | end scene | halt scene |
| death | end death | halt death |
| Other words: battle, production, experiment, fighting, war, plans. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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A particularly notable instance of this is "Baby for Gravy", they keep flubbing the tongue-twisting lines, and end up bringing the song to a halt because they can't stop laughing.
Source: Series / The Sifl and Olly Show - Similarly, the North American airings of Mobile Suit Gundam was brought to a grinding halt four episodes from the end by 9/11.
Source: Too Soon / September Eleventh -
Madoka hugs Homura near the end of Puella Magi Madoka Magica to halt her imminent witch transformation.
Source: Cooldown Hug
Cite this Source
Halt and End. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/end/halt
End & Halt. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/end/halt>.
Halt or End. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/end/halt.
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