Antonyms for move
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1. move

   A person may bear a load either when in motion or at rest; he carries it only when in motion. The stooping Atlas bears the world on his shoulders; swiftly moving Time carries the hour-glass and scythe; a person may be said either to bear or to carry a scar, since it is upon him whether in motion or at rest. If an object is to be moved from the place we occupy, we say carry; if to the place we occupy, we say bring. A messenger carries a letter to a correspondent, and brings an answer. Take is often used in this sense in place of carry; as, take that letter to the office. Carry often signifies to transport by personal strength, without reference to the direction; as, that is more than he can carry; yet, even so, it would not be admissible to say carry it to me, or carry it here; in such case we must say bring. To lift is simply to raise from the ground, tho but for an instant, with no reference to holding or moving; one may be able to lift what he could not carry. The figurative uses of carry are very numerous; as, to carry an election, carry the country, carry (in the sense of capture) a fort, carry an audience, carry a stock of goods, etc. Compare CONVEY; KEEP; SUPPORT.

   Antonyms:
   drop, fall under, give up, let go, shake off, throw down, throw off

   Synonyms:
   bear, bring, carry, convey, lift, remove, sustain, take, transmit, transport

   Preposition:
   To carry coals to Newcastle; carry nothing from, or out of, this house; he carried these qualities into all he did; carry across the street, over the bridge, through the woods, around or round the corner; beyond the river; the cable was carried under the sea.

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1. move

   Antonyms:
   stand, stop, lie, rest, stay, allay, deter, prevent, arrest, withdraw

   Synonyms:
   change, go, progress, stir, affect, agitate, actuate, impel, propose, advance, propel, instigate, provoke

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1. movenoun

   the act of deciding to do something

   "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer"

   Antonyms:
   stay put, stay, stick, stick around, stand still

   Synonyms:
   motion, relocation, motility, movement

2. move, relocationnoun

   the act of changing your residence or place of business

   "they say that three moves equal one fire"

   Antonyms:
   stay, stick around, stick, stand still, stay put

   Synonyms:
   resettlement, motion, relocation, motility, movement

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:
   stick, stay put, stick around, stand still, stay

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

4. 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:
   stick, stay, stay put, stand still, stick around

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

5. moveverb

   (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game

   Antonyms:
   stick, stand still, stay, stick around, stay put

   Synonyms:
   motion, relocation, motility, movement

6. travel, go, move, locomoteverb

   change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

   "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"

   Antonyms:
   stay put, stay, stick, stand still, stick around

   Synonyms:
   drop dead, motivate, trip, operate, belong, incite, buy the farm, give-up the ghost, work, choke, go away, get, rifle, conk out, cash in one's chips, sound, get going, kick the bucket, run, blend, function, lead, endure, impress, live, pass away, perish, run short, strike, survive, croak, plump, extend, conk, fit, move around, blend in, become, run low, exit, locomote, break, proceed, last, decease, propel, give out, break down, go, depart, give way, hold up, actuate, snuff it, prompt, pass, hold out, start, fail, die, act, pop off, displace, travel, make a motion, journey, jaunt, live on, affect, be active, expire, go bad

7. move, displaceverb

   cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

   "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

   Antonyms:
   stick around, stand still, stick, stay put, stay

   Synonyms:
   go, send away, be active, actuate, make a motion, locomote, strike, prompt, can, give notice, sack, propel, give the sack, motivate, force out, dismiss, displace, impress, affect, run, proceed, preempt, act, incite, terminate, travel, give the axe, fire

8. moveverb

   move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion

   "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

   Antonyms:
   stick around, stay put, stand still, stay, stick

   Synonyms:
   go, be active, actuate, make a motion, locomote, strike, prompt, propel, motivate, displace, impress, affect, run, proceed, act, incite, travel

9. moveverb

   change residence, affiliation, or place of employment

   "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another"

   Antonyms:
   stay, stick around, stand still, stay put, stick

   Synonyms:
   go, be active, actuate, make a motion, locomote, strike, prompt, propel, motivate, displace, impress, affect, run, proceed, act, incite, travel

10. go, proceed, moveverb

    follow a procedure or take a course

    "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"

    Antonyms:
    stay, stick around, stick, stand still, stay put

    Synonyms:
    drop dead, continue, pop off, operate, belong, incite, buy the farm, give-up the ghost, work, choke, go away, get, keep, rifle, motivate, cash in one's chips, sound, get going, kick the bucket, expire, blend, function, lead, endure, impress, live, pass away, carry on, perish, run short, strike, survive, croak, plump, extend, conk, fit, act, blend in, become, run low, go on, conk out, locomote, break, proceed, last, decease, propel, give out, snuff it, depart, give way, hold up, actuate, go, pass, hold out, start, fail, die, affect, go forward, displace, travel, make a motion, exit, run, go along, live on, prompt, be active, break down, go bad

11. be active, moveverb

    be in a state of action

    "she is always moving"

    Antonyms:
    stay, stick around, stay put, stand still, stick

    Synonyms:
    go, be active, actuate, make a motion, locomote, strike, prompt, propel, motivate, displace, impress, affect, run, proceed, act, incite, travel

12. moveverb

    go or proceed from one point to another

    "the debate moved from family values to the economy"

    Antonyms:
    stick, stay, stand still, stay put, stick around

    Synonyms:
    go, be active, actuate, make a motion, locomote, strike, prompt, propel, motivate, displace, impress, affect, run, proceed, act, incite, travel

13. act, moveverb

    perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

    "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

    Antonyms:
    stay, stick, stick around, stay put, stand still

    Synonyms:
    pretend, be active, locomote, impress, actuate, play, represent, strike, dissemble, prompt, propel, work, motivate, roleplay, displace, playact, affect, run, proceed, act, go, act as, incite, travel, behave, do, make a motion

14. affect, impress, move, strikeverb

    have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

    "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"

    Antonyms:
    stick around, stand still, stay put, stay, stick

    Synonyms:
    touch, chance upon, dissemble, incite, act, expunge, motivate, affect, strickle, imprint, attain, be active, come upon, chance on, propel, impress, impact, take, fall upon, strike, involve, shanghai, ingrain, assume, displace, make a motion, excise, collide with, coin, yarn-dye, fall, proceed, walk out, impinge on, go, sham, run into, scratch, shine, hit, prompt, regard, touch on, take up, bear on, locomote, mint, instill, travel, happen upon, bear upon, pretend, come to, run, print, feign, actuate, light upon, come across, discover

15. motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, inciteverb

    give an incentive for action

    "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

    Antonyms:
    stay put, stick, stick around, stand still, stay

    Synonyms:
    spark off, incite, remind, act, trip, motivate, spark, run, propel, impress, strike, impel, instigate, trigger off, displace, make a motion, trigger, inspire, prod, proceed, affect, be active, set off, go, prompt, activate, locomote, touch off, cue, travel, egg on, actuate, stir up

16. moveverb

    arouse sympathy or compassion in

    "Her fate moved us all"

    Antonyms:
    stand still, stay put, stick, stick around, stay

    Synonyms:
    go, be active, actuate, make a motion, locomote, strike, prompt, propel, motivate, displace, impress, affect, run, proceed, act, incite, travel

17. moveverb

    dispose of by selling

    "The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers"

    Antonyms:
    stay, stand still, stick, stay put, stick around

    Synonyms:
    go, be active, actuate, make a motion, locomote, strike, prompt, propel, motivate, displace, impress, affect, run, proceed, act, incite, travel

18. move, go, runverb

    progress by being changed

    "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

    Antonyms:
    stay, stand still, stay put, stick around, stick

    Synonyms:
    motivate, function, perish, break away, give way, hold out, run, endure, lead, turn tail, unravel, carry, fit, operate, travel, become, blend, track down, last, go away, act, prevail, go, rifle, run low, ply, plump, flow, fly the coop, incline, execute, break, pass away, incite, drop dead, course, tend, actuate, lam, scarper, blend in, run short, get going, locomote, impress, start, consort, live, cash in one's chips, head for the hills, give out, make a motion, hunt down, strike, prompt, escape, range, belong, run for, lean, give-up the ghost, go bad, survive, take to the woods, propel, get, be given, expire, ladder, draw, bleed, scat, affect, persist, live on, campaign, croak, choke, pop off, be active, bunk, conk out, extend, hightail it, depart, decease, melt down, die, play, hold up, proceed, break down, melt, run away, exit, conk, black market, fail, buy the farm, sound, feed, snuff it, race, guide, die hard, pass, displace, hunt, kick the bucket, work

19. moveverb

    live one's life in a specified environment

    "she moves in certain circles only"

    Antonyms:
    stick, stand still, stay put, stay, stick around

    Synonyms:
    go, be active, actuate, make a motion, locomote, strike, prompt, propel, motivate, displace, impress, affect, run, proceed, act, incite, travel

20. move, goverb

    have a turn; make one's move in a game

    "Can I go now?"

    Antonyms:
    stick around, stay, stay put, stick, stand still

    Synonyms:
    drop dead, pop off, operate, belong, incite, buy the farm, give-up the ghost, act, choke, go away, get, motivate, die, sound, get going, kick the bucket, run, blend, function, lead, endure, plump, impress, live, pass away, perish, run short, strike, survive, croak, live on, last, extend, displace, make a motion, blend in, become, run low, conk out, conk, break, proceed, fit, decease, propel, give out, affect, depart, give way, go, snuff it, prompt, pass, hold out, start, fail, locomote, cash in one's chips, travel, work, break down, exit, actuate, be active, expire, rifle, hold up, go bad

21. move, make a motionverb

    propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting

    Antonyms:
    stay, stay put, stand still, stick, stick around

    Synonyms:
    go, be active, actuate, make a motion, locomote, strike, prompt, propel, motivate, displace, impress, affect, run, proceed, act, incite, travel

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1. moveverb

   Synonyms:
   transfer, migrate, immigrate, emigrate, remove, impel, propel, actuate, influence, budge, stir

How to use move in a sentence?

1. Susan Wild:

   In order to move forward, our country will need to receive answers and accountability regarding the cascading failures that led us to this catastrophic moment, and I look forward to using my platform on the House Foreign Affairs Committee to secure answers from the President Biden Administration about what went wrong, our troops deserve nothing less than a complete and unvarnished account of the truth.

2. John McCarthy:

   No community standing alone … can solve the issue by themselves, the gangs are too large, they’re too transient and they do, in fact, move from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.

3. Adam Thayne:

   Angel would like to thank Mr. Keanon Lowe, the first responders, the Parkrose High School community, and all those who have supported Keanon Lowe throughout this process, he is looking to move forward in the best way possible.

4. Mark Foulds:

   The move in Novartis today is largely down to a strengthening dollar. Some of it was priced in, but it's going to have a contuining effect moving forward.

5. Craig Carpenito:

   They have been told to move with due course, speed is a big thing here because we know that the material that is being hoarded is something that is desperately needed.

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