Halt and Kill

Halt

Halt verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.

Usage example: the private eye abruptly halted his surveillance of the building upon being spotted by his subject

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Synonyms for Halt

Antonyms for Halt

Kill and halt are semantically related In some cases you can use "Kill" instead a verb "Halt".

Nearby Words: halted, halting, haltingly

Kill

Kill verb - To cause to stop functioning.

Usage example: kill the engine before it overheats

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Synonyms for Kill

Antonyms for Kill

Halt and kill are semantically related in cancel topic. Sometimes you can use "Halt" instead a verb "Kill", if it concerns topics such as stop, destroy.

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

powerful	powerful halt	powerful kill
quick	quick halt	quick kill
immediate	immediate halt	immediate kill
less	less halt	less kill
Other adjectives: literal.

Common collocations

hero	halt hero	kill hero
man	halt man	kill man
family	halt family	kill family
number	halt number	kill number

Both words in one sentence

And again when the EPAB is found to be constitutional and massive race riots grind the nation to a halt and kill thousands in response.

Source: Literature / Icarus Falls
The only way to halt it is for one of the people closest to the eldest daughter must kill her to halt the possession.

Source: Star-Crossed Lovers
In Freespace, the Terran-Vasudan War comes to an abrupt halt with the appearance of the Shivans, who are trying to kill both of them.

Source: Enemy Mine / Video Games

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