Antonyms of adj halfway

3 senses of halfway

Sense 1
center (prenominal), halfway, middle (prenominal), midway -- (equally distant from the extremes)

INDIRECT (VIA central) -> peripheral -- (on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area; "Russia's peripheral provinces"; "peripheral suburbs")

Sense 2
halfway -- (at a point midway between two extremes; "at the halfway mark")

INDIRECT (VIA intermediate) -> terminal -- (being or situated at an end; "the endmost pillar"; "terminal buds on a branch"; "a terminal station"; "the terminal syllable")

Sense 3
halfway -- (including only half or a portion; "halfway measures")

INDIRECT (VIA fractional) -> whole -- (including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete; "gave his whole attention"; "a whole wardrobe for the tropics"; "the whole hog"; "a whole week"; "the baby cried the whole trip home"; "a whole loaf of bread")

Similarity of adj halfway

3 senses of halfway

Sense 1
center (prenominal), halfway, middle (prenominal), midway -- (equally distant from the extremes)
       => central (vs. peripheral) -- (in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area; "a central position")

Sense 2
halfway -- (at a point midway between two extremes; "at the halfway mark")
       => intermediate (vs. terminal) -- (lying between two extremes in time or space or state; "going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands"; "intermediate stages in a process"; "intermediate stops on the route"; "an intermediate range plane")

Sense 3
halfway -- (including only half or a portion; "halfway measures")
       => fractional (vs. whole) -- (constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety; "a fractional share of the vote"; "a partial dose")

Synonyms of adv halfway

1 sense of halfway

Sense 1
halfway, midway -- (at half the distance; at the middle; "he was halfway down the ladder when he fell")

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