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Synonyms for Motion
ˈmoʊ ʃənmo·tion

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Wiktionary2.0 / 1 vote

  1. motionnoun

    Antonyms:
    rest

  2. motionverb

    To gesture indicating a desired movement.

    He motioned for me to come closer.

    Synonyms:
    movement

    Antonyms:
    rest

  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 Antonyms5.0 / 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.

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

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

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. 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, motion, question

    Antonyms:
    motionlessness, stillness, lifelessness

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

    Antonyms:
    lifelessness, motionlessness, stillness

  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"

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

    Antonyms:
    lifelessness, motionlessness, stillness

  4. motionnoun

    a state of change

    "they were in a state of steady motion"

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

    Antonyms:
    motionlessness, stillness, lifelessness

  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"

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

    Antonyms:
    stillness, motionlessness, lifelessness

  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"

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

    Antonyms:
    stillness, lifelessness, motionlessness

  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"

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

    Antonyms:
    stillness, motionlessness, lifelessness

  8. gesticulate, gesture, motionverb

    show, express or direct through movement

    "He gestured his desire to leave"

    Synonyms:
    gesture, gesticulate, motion

    Antonyms:
    stillness, motionlessness, lifelessness

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. motionnoun

    Synonyms:
    [Opposed to Rest.] movement, action, passage, change of place

  2. motionnoun

    Synonyms:
    impulse, prompting, suggestion

  3. motionnoun

    Synonyms:
    proposition (especially one made in a deliberative body), proposal

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. motionnoun

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

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

Nicknames0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of known nicknames for "Motion":

    Chris Coodes, Recon, Chris Coode

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How to use Motion in a sentence?

  1. Hillary Clinton:

    I am not going to second guess (President Barack Obama) because I was in a position to set this in motion, i want to wait and see what he and Secretary Kerry decide.

  2. Tony Hawk:

    I never noticed the nuances of how I set up my speed and the actual takeoff, so vividly. So much of what I do is based on feelings, and not necessarily the visuals, i think that the most basic physical things that we do, or that we take for granted, are incredibly compelling in slow motion. Skate tricks aside, … technology has come so far that it’s incredible to see everyday things slowed down.

  3. Said Lynch via 620 KCRM:

    It’s been difficult. a lot of the pre-snap stuff has been a big adjustment for me, but really when you break it all down and get down to the core of it, it’s really football, it’s the same, just different terminology and things like that concept-wise and footwork-wise. All of the motion is very different to me, but before I got here, me and coach (Jason) Maas spent three and a half hours a day making sure I was ready.

  4. Robert Dunham:

    Lest there be any doubt, we hold that our state constitutions prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment, article I, section 17,5 does not require a unanimous jury recommendation or any jury recommendation before a death sentence can be imposed, the court said. That ruling has placed the fate of those death row inmates navigating the resentencing process into the realm of uncertainty. There is a growing fear among experts that some of those death row inmates will have their death penalties reinstated. An execution chamber used in Florida. (Florida Department of Corrections) The question here now is going to be, What about the people that have already been told they are entitled to a resentencing hearing? can you take that away from them? Can you retroactively pull the rug out and reinsert the death penalty? Brunvand toldFox News that a motion has already been filed to reinstate the death penalty for his client. He thinks thats an injustice. I cannot imagine having been sentenced to death, having received word from the Supreme Court that the scheme is unconstitutional and youre going to get a new trial, to have lawyers start preparing for trial and then all of the sudden face the prospect that Oh, we might just send you back to death row. I cant imagine.

  5. Elaine Taylor-Klaus:

    For some people [with ADHD], there's a need for constant stimulation, what a fidget allows some people -- not all people -- with ADHD to do is to focus their attention on what they want to focus on, because there's sort of a background motion that's occupying that need.


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