Antonyms for halfway


Grammar : Adj, adv, noun
Spell : haf-wey, hahf-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæfˈweɪ, ˈhɑf-


Definition of halfway

Origin :
  • also half-way, Old English healfweg; see half + way. Halfway house originally was a common name for inns midway between cities or stages.
  • As in intermediate : adj middle, in-between
  • As in middle : adj central
  • As in partial : adj incomplete
  • As in medial : adj median
  • As in mid : adj intervening
  • As in equidistant : adj equally distant
  • As in midway : adj middle
  • As in partially : adv incompletely
  • As in partly : adv not completely
  • As in between : adv middle from two points
  • As in centrally : adv in the middle
  • As in median : noun middle
  • As in middle : noun center
  • As in midst : noun middle, core
Example sentences :
  • He was not halfway around the house before he heard a voice that chilled him with horror.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Halfway to the trolley line, the dog turned off into a by-road.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • When I was halfway there I caught sight of him staring at the placard.
  • Extract from : « The Penance of Magdalena and Other Tales of the California Missions » by J. Smeaton Chase
  • "I think I'll get down here," said Renmark, halfway between the two houses.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • Halfway up the stretch Allis was riding stirrup to stirrup with her father.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • Max insisted on changing loads with him when they were halfway home.
  • Extract from : « With Trapper Jim in the North Woods » by Lawrence J. Leslie
  • Halfway there he spoke again in the same mumbling undertone.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • Halfway down the lawn he halted and laid his hand heavily on her wrist.
  • Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen
  • I repeat, it was an occasion when it would have been boorish in me to refuse to meet them halfway.
  • Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Halfway down to the village Charlie again reverted to his news.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum

Synonyms for halfway

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