Synonyms for motor
ˈmoʊ tərmo·tor

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1. motornoun

   Synonyms:
   engine

2. motornoun

   describing neurons that create the ability to move

   Synonyms:
   engine

3. motornoun

   A motor car, or automobile.

   Synonyms:
   engine

4. motornoun

   a small internal combustion engine, especially a powerful one for the size (as in motorboat, motor car).

   Synonyms:
   engine

5. motornoun

   An electric motor.

   Synonyms:
   engine

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 3 votes

1. motornoun

   machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion

   Antonyms:
   noncausative, afferent, noncausal

2. motoradjective

   a nonspecific agent that imparts motion

   "happiness is the aim of all men and the motor of all action"

   Antonyms:
   noncausal, noncausative, afferent

3. centrifugal, motor(a)adjective

   conveying information to the muscles from the CNS

   "motor nerves"

   Antonyms:
   afferent, noncausative, noncausal

4. motive(a), motorverb

   causing or able to cause motion

   "a motive force"; "motive power"; "motor energy"

   Antonyms:
   afferent, noncausal, noncausative

5. drive, motorverb

   travel or be transported in a vehicle

   "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"

   Synonyms:
   push back, push, aim, force, tug, repel, drive, labour, repulse, get, ride, take, ram, beat back, force back, labor

   Antonyms:
   noncausative, afferent, noncausal

Matched Categories

1. • Machine
   • Transport
   • Travel

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1. List of paraphrases for "motor":

   engine, power-driven, automobiles, automobile, automotive, motorized, car, auto, engines, motors, driving, cars, vehicle, self-propelled, motorised, driver

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1. List of known nicknames for "Motor":

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1. Drew Kilkenny:

   I’ve seen motor coaches, Corvettes, normal cars, etc., people get stuck up there all the time [because] they don’t air their tires down to 15 [pounds per square inch] so the tow companies love that.

2. Erin Vertucci and Shane McGowan:

   The motor is making everyone deaf.

3. Mahbubur Rahman:

   He was preparing morning prayers with flowers at the temple early in the morning and that time three young people came by a motor bike and killed him with machetes and fled away, the nature of killing was similar with the local militants, but we can not say more at the moment.

4. Carol Chen-Scarabelli:

   Despite the concern of syncope-related driving accidents, there are many other conditions or factors which contribute to motor vehicle accidents to a greater degree.

5. Parnelli Jones:

   Indianapolis Motor Speedway wasn't always great to me but at times Indianapolis Motor Speedway was good to me and Indianapolis Motor Speedway gave me that title. There is no other one like Indianapolis Motor Speedway, luck, desire, ability and equipment all play a part in racing.