What is another word for half?
292 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ h_ˈɑː_f], [ hˈɑːf], [ hˈɑːf]Table of Contents
Similar words for half:- all (adjective)
- fractional (adjective)
- halved (adjective)
- middle (adjective)
- portioned (adjective)
- bisection (noun)
- fraction (noun)
- middle (noun)
- one of two equal parts of a whole (noun)
- partly (noun)
- piece (noun)
- portion (noun)
- cut in half (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
Definition for Half:
- häf, n. one of two equal parts: a contraction of half-year, as in a school session:-- pl. HALVES ( hävz).-- adj. having or consisting of one of two equal parts: being in part: incomplete, as measures.-- adv. in an equal part or degree: in part: imperfectly.-- v.i. to divide into two equal parts.-- ns. HALF'- AND-HALF, a mixture of beer or porter and ale; HALF'- BACK, in football, a position on the right or left side of the field, between the quarter-back and full-back, or directly behind the forwards: a player occupying this position.-- adj. HALF'- BAKED, underdone: incomplete: half-witted.-- v.t. HALF'- BAPTISE', to baptise privately and hastily.-- ns. HALF'- BIND'ING, a style of bookbinding in which the backs and corners are of leather, and the sides of paper or cloth; HALF'- BLOOD, relation between those who are of the same father or mother, but not of both.-- adj. HALF'- BLOOD'ED.-- ns. HALF'- BOARD ( naut.), a manoeuvre by which a sailing-ship gains distance to windward by luffing up into the wind; HALF'- BOOT, a boot reaching half-way to the knee.-- adj. HALF'- BOUND, bound only partly in leather, as a book.-- n. HALF'- BREED, one that is half-blooded.-- adj. HALF'- BRED, half or not well bred or trained: wanting in refinement.-- ns. HALF'- BROTH'ER, HALF'- SIS'TER, a brother or sister by one parent only; HALF'- CAP ( Shak.), a cap only partly taken off: a slight salute; HALF'- CASTE, a person one of whose parents belongs to a Hindu caste, and the other is a European: any half-breed; HALF'- CHEEK ( Shak.), a face in profile; HALF'- COCK, the position of the cock of a gun when retained by the first notch ( see COCK); HALF'- CROWN, a silver coin in England, of the value of two shillings and sixpence.-- adj. HALF'- DEAD, almost dead, nearly exhausted.-- n. HALF'- DOLL'AR, a silver coin of the United States, worth 50 cents.-- adj. HALF'- DONE, not fully cooked, roasted, & c.-- n. HALF'- DOZ'EN, six.-- adjs. HALF'- ED'UCATED, imperfectly educated; HALF'EN ( Spens.), half.-- adv. HALF'ENDEAL ( Spens.), half.-- adjs. HALF'- FACED ( Shak.), showing only part of the face: wretched-looking; HALF'- HEART'ED, cold, ungenerous: lukewarm: indifferent.-- adv. HALF'- HEART'EDLY.-- ns. HALF'- HEART'EDNESS; HALF'- HOLIDAY, half of a working day for recreation; HALF'- KIR'TLE, a kind of jacket worn by women in the 16th and 17th centuries; HALF'- LENGTH, a portrait or photograph showing the upper part of the body.-- adj. of half-length.-- ns. HALF'LING, a half-grown person, between a boy and a man; HALF'- MAST, the position of a flag lowered half-way down, in respect for the dead or in signal of distress; HALF'- MEAS'URE, any means inadequate for the end proposed; HALF'- MOON, the moon at the quarters when but half of it is illuminated: anything semicircular; HALF'- MOURN'ING, a mourning costume less than deep or full mournings.-- adj. HALF'- N[= A]' KED, as nearly naked as clothed.-- ns. HALF'- NOTE ( mus.), a minim, being one-half of a semibreve or whole note; HALF'- ONE ( golf), a handicap of one stroke every second hole; HALF'- PAY, reduced pay, as of naval or military officers when not in active service.-- adj. receiving half-pay.-- ns. HALFPENNY ( h[= a]' pen-i), a copper coin worth half a penny: the value of half a penny: ( Shak.) anything very small:-- pl. HALFPENCE ( h[= a]' pens); HALF'PENNYWORTH, the worth or value of a halfpenny; HALF'- PIKE, a pike with a shaft only half the length of the ordinary; HALF'- PRICE, a reduced charge of admission, & c.-- adj. at half the usual prices.-- adj. HALF'- ROUND ( Milt.), semicircular.-- ns. HALF'- ROY'AL, a special kind of millboard or pasteboard; HALF'- SHELL, one-half of a bivalve, as in oysters ' on the half-shell.'-- adj. HALF'- SIGHT'ED, short-sighted.-- n. HALF'- SOV'EREIGN, an English gold coin, worth ten shillings.-- adj. HALF'- STARVED, having insufficient food.-- ns. HALF'- SUIT, the body armour of the 17th century; HALF'- SWORD ( Shak.), fight within half a sword's length: close fight; HALF'- TIDE, the tide half-way between flood and ebb.-- adj. left dry at half-tide.-- ns. HALF'- TIM'ER, one who works only half the usual time, esp. a pupil in an elementary school allowed to be absent half the school-day at some employment; HALF'- TINT, an intermediate tint; HALF'- T[= I]' TLE, a short title of a book at the head of the first page of the text, or a title of any subdivision of a book when printed in a full page; HALF'- TRUTH, a statement conveying only part of the truth.-- adv. HALF'- WAY, at half the way or distance: imperfectly.-- adj. equally distant from two points.-- adjs. HALF'- WIT'TED, weak in intellect; HALF'- YEAR'LY, occurring at every half-year or twice in a year.-- adv. twice in a year.-- n. BETT'ER-HALF, a wife.-- HALF-SEAS-OVER, half-drunk.-- NOT HALF, to a very slight extent: ( slang) not at all.-- CRY HALVES, to claim a half-share; GO HALVES, to share equally with a person. [ A.S. healf ( Ger. halb, Dan. halv); original meaning ' side.']
Synonyms for Half:
adj.
•all (adjective)- half.
- intermediate,
- middling,
- medial,
- nuclear,
- mediocre,
- middle-of-the-road,
- equidistant,
- mean,
- geocentric,
- median,
- centralized,
- medium,
- central,
- midmost,
- axial,
- mid,
- core,
- average,
- mezzo,
- Bisecting,
- half-and-half,
- pivotal,
- middle.
n.
-
•
- sadly,
- such as it is,
- thorough,
- utterly,
- unspeakable,
- sorry,
- hopelessly,
- downright,
- excruciating,
- utter.
v.
•cut in half (verb)Other synonyms:
-
•
- stoppage.
-
•
- break.
- mess,
- destiny,
- defective,
- per capita,
- dole,
- forking,
- distribution,
- very,
- hunk,
- distributional,
- uncompleted,
- realm,
- region,
- unfinished,
- article,
- sketchy,
- fold,
- deficient,
- contingent,
- lacking,
- dreadfully,
- one-half,
- most,
- middle distance,
- inadequate,
- severely,
- profoundly,
- atrociously,
- wrongly,
- area,
- behalf,
- Halfway House,
- sphere,
- halvers,
- proportional,
- deeply,
- prong,
- lump,
- virtually,
- big end,
- Moieties,
- rather,
- last half,
- divarication,
- mixed,
- midcourse,
- strongly,
- intimately,
- ramification,
- in the middle,
- fragmental,
- short,
- particular,
- substantially,
- mediety,
- district,
- fate,
- frightfully,
- proportionate,
- terrifically,
- component,
- department,
- rarely,
- hideously,
- partially,
- bigger half,
- distributive,
- sorely,
- awfully,
- approximately,
- end,
- semicircle,
- fifty percent,
- closely,
- composition,
- partial,
- unusually,
- imperfectly,
- second half,
- uncomplete,
- seriously,
- pro rata,
- meed,
- almost,
- badly,
- incompletely,
- per head,
- imperfect,
- Halves,
- bite,
- Anywise,
- modicum,
- equal,
- ever,
- moderately,
- practically,
- absolutely,
- several,
- Prorated,
- cutting in two,
- poorly,
- semester,
- partway,
- Halver,
- side,
- rake-off,
- betwixt and between,
- disagreement,
- midway,
- two,
- considerably,
- deal,
- insufficient,
- respective,
- faulty,
- Equidistance,
- cocktail,
- nearly.
Paraphrases for Half:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
- highest relevancy
- medium relevancy
- lowest relevancy
-
Equivalence
-
Adjective
one-half.
-
Proper noun, singular
one-half.
-
Noun, singular or mass
one-half.
-
Verb, base form
one-half.
-
Adjective
-
Reverse Entailment
-
Adjective
one-and-a-half.
-
Adjective
-
Independent
-
Adverb
almost.
-
Adverb
-
Other Related
-
Adjective
half-way, Halved, Half-hearted, half-width, half-price, two-and-a-half, half-day, half-rate, half-baked.
-
Adverb
half-heartedly.
-
Adjective
Antonyms for Half:
Half Sentence Examples:
Homophones for Half:
- haff.
Holonyms for Half:
n.
Hypernym for Half:
n.
-
quantity
mediety, fifty percent, moiety.
-
time
last half, first half, second half.
-
quantity
Hyponym for Half:
n.
-
quantity
common fraction, simple fraction.
-
quantity
