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Synonyms for motion
ˈmoʊ ʃənmo·tion
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Wiktionary
motionnoun
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restmotionverb
To gesture indicating a desired movement.
He motioned for me to come closer.
Synonyms:
movementAntonyms:
restmotionnoun
A change of position with respect to time.
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restmotionnoun
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restmotionnoun
The motion to amend is now open for discussion.
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restmotionnoun
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restmotionnoun
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rest
English Synonyms and Antonyms
motion
Motion is change of place or position in space; transition is a passing from one point or position in space to another. Motion may be either abstract or concrete, more frequently the former; movement is always concrete, that is, considered in connection with the thing that moves or is moved; thus, we speak of the movements of the planets, but of the laws of planetary motion; of military movements, but of perpetual motion. Move is used chiefly of contests or competition, as in chess or politics; as, it is your move; a shrewd move of the opposition. Action is a more comprehensive word than motion. We now rarely speak of mental or spiritual motions, but rather of mental or spiritual acts or processes, or of the laws of mental action, but a formal proposal of action in a deliberative assembly is termed a motion. Compare ACT.
Synonyms:
act, action, change, change, move, movement, passage, process, transit, transitionAntonyms:
immobility, quiescence, quiet, repose, rest, stillness
Princeton's WordNet
gesture, motionnoun
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
Synonyms:
move, gesture, apparent motion, movement, motility, apparent movement, questionAntonyms:
motionlessness, stillness, lifelessnessmovement, motionnoun
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
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apparent motion, bm, bowel movement, crusade, drive, effort, front, move, question, movement, campaign, drift, apparent movement, trend, gesture, cause, social movement, motilityAntonyms:
lifelessness, motionlessness, stillnessmotion, movement, move, motilitynoun
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
"the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
Synonyms:
apparent motion, bm, bowel movement, crusade, drive, relocation, effort, front, move, question, movement, campaign, drift, apparent movement, trend, gesture, cause, social movement, motilityAntonyms:
lifelessness, motionlessness, stillnessmotionnoun
a state of change
"they were in a state of steady motion"
Synonyms:
gesture, apparent motion, apparent movement, question, motility, move, movementAntonyms:
motionlessness, stillness, lifelessnessmotion, questionnoun
a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
"he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the question"
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interrogative sentence, dubiousness, doubtfulness, enquiry, motility, inquiry, apparent motion, question, movement, interrogation, query, apparent movement, gesture, move, interrogative, head, doubtAntonyms:
stillness, motionlessness, lifelessnessmotion, movement, movenoun
the act of changing location from one place to another
"police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"
Synonyms:
apparent motion, bm, bowel movement, crusade, drive, relocation, effort, front, move, question, movement, campaign, drift, apparent movement, trend, gesture, cause, social movement, motilityAntonyms:
stillness, lifelessness, motionlessnessapparent motion, motion, apparent movement, movementverb
an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
"the cinema relies on apparent motion"; "the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement"
Synonyms:
apparent motion, bm, bowel movement, crusade, drive, effort, front, move, question, movement, campaign, drift, apparent movement, trend, gesture, cause, social movement, motilityAntonyms:
stillness, motionlessness, lifelessnessgesticulate, gesture, motionverb
show, express or direct through movement
"He gestured his desire to leave"
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gesture, gesticulateAntonyms:
stillness, motionlessness, lifelessness
Matched Categories
Dictionary of English Synonymes
motionnoun
Synonyms:
[Opposed to Rest.] movement, action, passage, change of placemotionnoun
Synonyms:
impulse, prompting, suggestionmotionnoun
Synonyms:
proposition (especially one made in a deliberative body), proposal
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
motionnoun
Synonyms:
movement, activity, gesture, signal, gesticulation, port, gait, impulseAntonyms:
inertia, rest, stagnation, immobility, quiescence, repose
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "motion":
proposal, motions, movement, move, request, point, proposed, suggestion, resolution, mouvement, application, proposition, petition, gang, proposals
Nicknames
List of known nicknames for "Motion":
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#347 | change | |
#431 | process | |
#438 | point | |
#473 | action | |
#509 | application | |
#552 | act | |
#592 | question | |
#627 | request | |
#692 | head | |
#737 | drive | |
#794 | front | |
#1142 | move | |
#1223 | cause | |
#1488 | resolution | |
#1537 | proposed | |
#1871 | motion | |
#1992 | effort | |
#2171 | campaign | |
#2293 | movement | |
#2548 | query | |
#2629 | proposal | |
#3044 | transit | |
#3643 | doubt | |
#3677 | transition | |
#4071 | proposals | |
#4228 | gang | |
#4400 | inquiry | |
#4405 | trend | |
#5368 | petition | |
#5723 | passage | |
#6151 | suggestion | |
#6732 | relocation | |
#7168 | enquiry | |
#8076 | bm | |
#8738 | proposition | |
#11779 | drift | |
#12796 | motions | |
#16533 | gesture | |
#18225 | crusade | |
#22942 | interrogation | |
#35034 | motility | |
#79060 | mouvement | |
#80438 | interrogative |
How to use motion in a sentence?
There's a compounding and unraveling chaos that is perpetually in motion in the Dark Web's toxic underbelly.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov:
There are aphorisms that, like airplanes, stay up only while they are in motion.
We're very happy to play the first ever NBA Global Games in Shenzhen. Thank you for having us, fans, i think I've been able to get a lot of really good shots. Fluidity and motion, as long as I keep working on it, will get even better.
We love that students can swing their feet back and forth ... and be in perpetual motion and can do that without bothering anyone else.
If the people of Kurdistan are waiting for someone else to present the right of self-determination as a gift, independence will never be obtained. That right exists and the people of Kurdistan must demand it and put it into motion.
Translations for motion
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- bewegingAfrikaans
- حركةArabic
- pohybCzech
- bevægelseDanish
- BewegungGerman
- πρόταση, κίνησηGreek
- movimiento, mociónSpanish
- حرکت - جنبشPersian
- liikeFinnish
- mouvement, motionFrench
- iarrtas, gluasadScottish Gaelic
- תְּנוּעָהHebrew
- गतिHindi
- mouvmanHaitian Creole
- indítvány, mozgás, javaslatHungarian
- շարժումArmenian
- gerakanIndonesian
- movimento, mozione, mozioniItalian
- 動き, 提案, 運動, 動議Japanese
- 運動, 운동Korean
- motio, motusLatin
- pārvietošanās, kustībaLatvian
- mōtiniMāori
- beweging, motieDutch
- ruchPolish
- moção, deslocamento, movimentoPortuguese
- mișcareRomanian
- движение, предложениеRussian
- motion, rörelseSwedish
- இயக்கம்Tamil
- تحریکUrdu
- cử độngVietnamese
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