Halt and Increase

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Halt verb - To bring (something) to a standstill.

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Increase is an antonym for halt.

Nearby Words: halted, halting, haltingly

Increase verb - To make greater in size, amount, or number.

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Halt is an antonym for increase in add or grow topic.

natural	natural halt	natural increase
brief	brief halt	brief increase
immediate	immediate halt	immediate increase
temporary	temporary halt	temporary increase
Other adjectives: less, unexpected, sudden.

power	halt power	increase power
performance	halt performance	increase performance
attack	halt attack	increase attack
number	halt number	increase number
Other words: production, numbers.

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