Antonyms for movement
ˈmuv məntmove·ment

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1. movementnoun

   Physical motion between points in space.

   I saw a movement in that grass on the hill.

   Synonyms:
   motion

   Antonyms:
   stasis

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1. movementnoun

   An act is strictly and originally something accomplished by an exercise of power, in which sense it is synonymous with deed or effect. Action is a doing. Act is therefore single, individual, momentary; action a complex of acts, or a process, state, or habit of exerting power. We say a virtuous act, but rather a virtuous course of action. We speak of the action of an acid upon a metal, not of its act. Act is used, also, for the simple exertion of power; as, an act of will. In this sense an act does not necessarily imply an external effect, while an action does. Morally, the act of murder is in the determination to kill; legally, the act is not complete without the striking of the fatal blow. Act and deed are both used for the thing done, but act refers to the power put forth, deed to the result accomplished; as, a voluntary act, a bad deed. In connection with other words act is more usually qualified by the use of another noun, action by an adjective preceding; we may say a kind act, though oftener an act of kindness, but only a kind action, not an action of kindness. As between act and deed, deed is commonly used of great, notable, and impressive acts, as are achievement, exploit, and feat.

   Festus: We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths.

   Bailey Festus, A Country Town, sc. 7.

   A feat exhibits strength, skill, personal power, whether mental or physical, especially the latter; as, a feat of arms, a feat of memory. An exploit is a conspicuous or glorious deed, involving valor or heroism, usually combined with strength, skill, loftiness of thought, and readiness of resource; an achievement is the doing of something great and noteworthy; an exploit is brilliant, but its effect may be transient; an achievement is solid, and its effect enduring. Act and action are both in contrast to all that is merely passive and receptive. The intensest action is easier than passive endurance.

   Antonyms:
   cessation, deliberation, endurance, immobility, inaction, inactivity, inertia, passion (In philosophic sense), quiescence, quiet, repose, rest, suffering, suspension

   Synonyms:
   accomplishment, achievement, act, action, consummation, deed, doing, effect, execution, exercise, exertion, exploit, feat, motion, operation, performance, proceeding, transaction, work

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1. movement

   Antonyms:
   stop, rest, pause, stillness, quietness

   Synonyms:
   motion, move, change of place

Matched Categories

1. • Action
   • Change
   • Defecation
   • Musical Composition
   • Optical Illusion
   • Social Group
   • Tendency
   • Venture

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1. 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"

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

2. 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"

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

3. movement, motionnoun

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

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

4. movement, social movement, frontnoun

   a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals

   "he was a charter member of the movement"; "politicians have to respect a mass movement"; "he led the national liberation front"

   Synonyms:
   front man, straw man, apparent motion, bm, bowel movement, battlefront, crusade, drive, effort, front, move, campaign, presence, drift, front line, apparent movement, figurehead, trend, nominal head, motion, cause, social movement, front end, strawman, motility, forepart

5. movementnoun

   a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata

   "the second movement is slow and melodic"

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

6. campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effortnoun

   a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

   "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"

   Synonyms:
   political campaign, motility, driveway, thrust, exertion, case, reason, apparent motion, private road, exploit, elbow grease, motion, attempt, causal agent, driving force, move, apparent movement, grounds, front, bowel movement, driving, cause, bm, causa, military campaign, travail, crusade, trend, feat, endeavour, drive, parkway, social movement, sweat, safari, ride, run, campaign, drift, try, hunting expedition, effort, causal agency, lawsuit, endeavor, suit

7. apparent motion, motion, apparent movement, movementnoun

   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, campaign, drift, apparent movement, trend, gesture, motion, cause, social movement, motility

8. bowel movement, movement, bmnoun

   a euphemism for defecation

   "he had a bowel movement"

   Synonyms:
   apparent motion, bm, fecal matter, bowel movement, crusade, drive, ordure, effort, front, move, faecal matter, campaign, drift, apparent movement, trend, faeces, motion, cause, social movement, dejection, feces, stool, motility

9. drift, trend, movementnoun

   a general tendency to change (as of opinion)

   "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right"

   Synonyms:
   impulsion, apparent motion, bm, effort, vogue, front, purport, trend, drive, tendency, gallery, move, campaign, style, drift, apparent movement, motion, cause, social movement, bowel movement, impetus, crusade, motility, course, heading

10. movementnoun

    the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock)

    "it was an expensive watch with a diamond movement"

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

11. movementnoun

    the act of changing the location of something

    "the movement of cargo onto the vessel"

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

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1. movementnoun

   Synonyms:
   motion, locomotion, transference, removal

How to use movement in a sentence?

1. Adam Kinzinger:

   I expect that there is going to be movement particularly on Mark Meadows that we'll know about shortly, in the next day, next two days or so. And I think the people will be pleased with that.

2. Edward Markey:

   The difference between 2009 and today is the movement that has now been built, this is going enter the 2020 election cycle as one of the top two or three issues for every candidate on both sides.

3. Leung Chun-ying:

   I guess (the Chinese authorities) don't like people mocking government officials, especially high-ranking government officials after the movement. They have become more cautious about criticisms about them.

4. Brandon Alderman:

   This idea that you can mix meditative or contemplative traditions with movement goes back thousands of years—as opposed to aerobic exercise, which is a fairly modern concept. Meditative practices like yoga and tai chi include aspects of both.

5. Jack Whitver:

   We can have someone that is the most articulate messenger of the conservative movement today in Marco Rubio.

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