The origins of the English word halt is loaned from german, and has its origins from the French word halte in the 16 century. It is also thought to be derived from the word alto in Italian.
Another word for halt is "Stop".
The word halt has one syllable.
Halt.
The word halt has the AW sound, a caret O, as seen in malt, or hall, or caught.
Please bring your carriage to a complete halt.
Go or start or commence are antonyms of halt
He was told to halt at the barriers.We must halt the flood of immigrants!
Halt.
Halt.
The car came to a sudden halt as the traffic light turned red.
Halt is a command and it means stop. One antonym would be "go."
Halt, cease or block.