Synonyms for half
hæf, hɑfhalf

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1. halfadjective

   Having one parent (rather than two) in common.

   A half brother or half sister

   Synonyms:
   

2. halfadjective

   Synonyms:
   semi-, demi-, hemi-

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1. half

   Synonyms:
   moiety, bisection, dimidiation

   Antonyms:
   integrity, entirety, totality, whole

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1. one-half, halfnoun

   one of two equal parts of a divisible whole

   "half a loaf"; "half an hour"; "a century and one half"

   Synonyms:
   one-half

   Antonyms:
   whole, complete

2. halfadjective

   one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval

   Synonyms:
   one-half

   Antonyms:
   complete, whole

3. half(a)adjective

   consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

   "a half chicken"; "lasted a half hour"

   Antonyms:
   complete, whole

4. half(a)adjective

   partial

   "gave me a half smile"; "he did only a half job"

   Antonyms:
   whole, complete

5. halfadverb

   (of siblings) related through one parent only

   "a half brother"; "half sister"

   Synonyms:
   half(a)

   Antonyms:
   complete, whole

6. halfadverb

   partially or to the extent of a half

   "he was half hidden by the bushes"

   Antonyms:
   complete, whole

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1. divide into two

   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

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1. halfnoun

   Synonyms:
   moiety

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1. halfadverb

   Synonyms:
   partially, imperfectly

2. halfnoun

   Synonyms:
   moiety

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1. List of paraphrases for "half":

   one-half, semester, half-year, halfway, east, middle, pol, halved, half-way, average, -stanzi, poole, 50, means, media

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1. Gwyneth Paltrow:

   I started walking about a year and a half ago, and I make sure to walk every day.

2. Paul Gilsinger:

   We are yet to feel most of the effects of too much water and the lower prices, in the second half of the year, demand could slow down further.

3. Bryan Hodgins:

   I did n’t notice any difference, i had family and people I work with, over the course of a year and a half that I was [ at the store ], tell me, ‘ You’ve lost weight. ’ And you know, I never believed them.

4. Melinda Gates:

   A child born today is half as likely to die before the age of five, compared to if she was born in 2000, the human and economic benefits of this are enormous.

5. Michael Sneyd:

   Our base case is that they will remove `patience'. If we get that and a measured message on the dollar's impact on inflation then, given the slight retracement we have seen in the first half of this week, I think the dollar will do well.