/ Thesaurus / H Synonyms of half mast Find synonyms for: Noun1. half-mast, half-staff, position, placeusage: a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distressWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: immense Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language