Synonyms for halting

Most common

crippled · game · lame · gimpy

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Adjective

Antonyms

voluble, articulate

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Prone to pauses or breaks; hesitant; broken.

Example sentences

• crippled Some soldiers returned from war crippled for life.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

game¹, lame¹

5 letters

gimpy

6 letters

broken²

8 letters

crippled², spavined

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (broken² = 2 syllables).