Antonyms for motion
ˈmoʊ ʃənmo·tion

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1. motionnoun

   Antonyms:
   rest

2. motionverb

   To gesture indicating a desired movement.

   He motioned for me to come closer.

   Antonyms:
   rest

   Synonyms:
   movement

3. motionnoun

   A change of position with respect to time.

   Antonyms:
   rest

4. motionnoun

   Antonyms:
   rest

5. motionnoun

   The motion to amend is now open for discussion.

   Antonyms:
   rest

6. motionnoun

   Antonyms:
   rest

7. motionnoun

   Antonyms:
   rest

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. 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.

   Antonyms:
   immobility, quiescence, quiet, repose, rest, stillness

   Synonyms:
   act, action, change, change, move, movement, passage, process, transit, transition

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Communicate
   • Happening
   • Proposal
   • State
   • Visual Communication

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gesture, motionnoun

   the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

   Antonyms:
   motionlessness, stillness, lifelessness

   Synonyms:
   move, gesture, apparent motion, movement, motility, apparent movement, question

2. movement, motionnoun

   a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

   Antonyms:
   lifelessness, motionlessness, stillness

   Synonyms:
   apparent motion, bm, bowel movement, crusade, drive, effort, front, move, question, movement, campaign, drift, apparent movement, trend, gesture, cause, social movement, motility

3. motion, 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"

   Antonyms:
   lifelessness, motionlessness, stillness

   Synonyms:
   apparent motion, bm, bowel movement, crusade, drive, relocation, effort, front, move, question, movement, campaign, drift, apparent movement, trend, gesture, cause, social movement, motility

4. motionnoun

   a state of change

   "they were in a state of steady motion"

   Antonyms:
   motionlessness, stillness, lifelessness

   Synonyms:
   gesture, apparent motion, apparent movement, question, motility, move, movement

5. motion, 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"

   Antonyms:
   stillness, motionlessness, lifelessness

   Synonyms:
   interrogative sentence, dubiousness, doubtfulness, enquiry, motility, inquiry, apparent motion, question, movement, interrogation, query, apparent movement, gesture, move, interrogative, head, doubt

6. motion, 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"

   Antonyms:
   stillness, lifelessness, motionlessness

   Synonyms:
   apparent motion, bm, bowel movement, crusade, drive, relocation, effort, front, move, question, movement, campaign, drift, apparent movement, trend, gesture, cause, social movement, motility

7. apparent 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"

   Antonyms:
   stillness, motionlessness, lifelessness

   Synonyms:
   apparent motion, bm, bowel movement, crusade, drive, effort, front, move, question, movement, campaign, drift, apparent movement, trend, gesture, cause, social movement, motility

8. gesticulate, gesture, motionverb

   show, express or direct through movement

   "He gestured his desire to leave"

   Antonyms:
   stillness, motionlessness, lifelessness

   Synonyms:
   gesture, gesticulate

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1. motionnoun

   Antonyms:
   inertia, rest, stagnation, immobility, quiescence, repose

   Synonyms:
   movement, activity, gesture, signal, gesticulation, port, gait, impulse

How to use motion in a sentence?

1. Dorothea Brande:

   Envisioning the end is enough to put the means in motion.

2. Teneo Intelligence analyst Antonio Barroso:

   Even if the motion succeeds, it is unlikely that a (Socialist) minority government would fundamentally challenge European Union fiscal rules or negotiate controversial measures such as a self-determination referendum for Catalonia.

3. William Lauretti:

   We're trying to take joints in your spine that have become too stiff and give them back their normal motion again.

4. Lindsey Graham:

   My concern, by the statements made by President Trump, is that you set in motion enthusiasm by the enemy we're fighting, you make people we're trying to held wonder about us. And as they get bolder, people we're trying to help are going to get more uncertain. I saw this in Iraq. And I'm now seeing it in Syria.

5. Fred Fleitz:

   The Saudis see a very dangerous situation -- there are the Houthi rebels, who are a Shiite group which may be becoming an Iranian proxy, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the most dangerous Al Qaeda franchise ... there is a question over whether they can get together an Arab coalition willing to send in ground troops, we’ve seen a slow motion civil war there for many years and now the pace is accelerating … Yemen is really dissolving into a kaleidoscope of conflicting factions.

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