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Synonyms for Motion
ˈmoʊ ʃənmo·tion
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Wiktionary
motionnoun
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restmotionverb
To gesture indicating a desired movement.
He motioned for me to come closer.
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movementAntonyms:
restmotionnoun
A change of position with respect to time.
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restmotionnoun
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restmotionnoun
The motion to amend is now open for discussion.
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restmotionnoun
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restmotionnoun
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rest
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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, transitionAntonyms:
immobility, quiescence, quiet, repose, rest, stillness
Princeton's WordNet
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, questionAntonyms:
motionlessness, stillness, lifelessnessmovement, motionnoun
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
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apparent motion, bm, bowel movement, crusade, drive, effort, front, move, question, movement, campaign, drift, apparent movement, trend, gesture, motion, cause, social movement, motilityAntonyms:
lifelessness, motionlessness, stillnessmotion, 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, motilityAntonyms:
lifelessness, motionlessness, stillnessmotionnoun
a state of change
"they were in a state of steady motion"
Synonyms:
gesture, apparent motion, apparent movement, question, motility, move, movementAntonyms:
motionlessness, stillness, lifelessnessmotion, 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"
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interrogative sentence, dubiousness, doubtfulness, enquiry, motility, inquiry, apparent motion, question, movement, interrogation, query, apparent movement, gesture, motion, move, interrogative, head, doubtAntonyms:
stillness, motionlessness, lifelessnessmotion, 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, motilityAntonyms:
stillness, lifelessness, motionlessnessapparent 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, motilityAntonyms:
stillness, motionlessness, lifelessnessgesticulate, gesture, motionverb
show, express or direct through movement
"He gestured his desire to leave"
Synonyms:
gesture, gesticulate, motionAntonyms:
stillness, motionlessness, lifelessness
Matched Categories
Dictionary of English Synonymes
motionnoun
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[Opposed to Rest.] movement, action, passage, change of placemotionnoun
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impulse, prompting, suggestionmotionnoun
Synonyms:
proposition (especially one made in a deliberative body), proposal
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
motionnoun
Synonyms:
movement, activity, gesture, signal, gesticulation, port, gait, impulseAntonyms:
inertia, rest, stagnation, immobility, quiescence, repose
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "motion":
proposal, motions, movement, move, request, point, proposed, suggestion, resolution, mouvement, application, proposition, petition, gang, proposals
Nicknames
List of known nicknames for "Motion":
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#347 | change | |
#431 | process | |
#438 | point | |
#473 | action | |
#509 | application | |
#552 | act | |
#592 | question | |
#627 | request | |
#692 | head | |
#737 | drive | |
#794 | front | |
#1142 | move | |
#1223 | cause | |
#1488 | resolution | |
#1537 | proposed | |
#1871 | motion | |
#1992 | effort | |
#2171 | campaign | |
#2293 | movement | |
#2548 | query | |
#2629 | proposal | |
#3044 | transit | |
#3643 | doubt | |
#3677 | transition | |
#4071 | proposals | |
#4228 | gang | |
#4400 | inquiry | |
#4405 | trend | |
#5368 | petition | |
#5723 | passage | |
#6151 | suggestion | |
#6732 | relocation | |
#7168 | enquiry | |
#8076 | bm | |
#8738 | proposition | |
#11779 | drift | |
#12796 | motions | |
#16533 | gesture | |
#18225 | crusade | |
#22942 | interrogation | |
#35034 | motility | |
#79060 | mouvement | |
#80438 | interrogative |
How to use Motion in a sentence?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Translations for Motion
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- bewegingAfrikaans
- حركةArabic
- pohybCzech
- bevægelseDanish
- BewegungGerman
- πρόταση, κίνησηGreek
- movimiento, mociónSpanish
- حرکت - جنبشPersian
- liikeFinnish
- mouvement, motionFrench
- iarrtas, gluasadScottish Gaelic
- תְּנוּעָהHebrew
- गतिHindi
- mouvmanHaitian Creole
- indítvány, mozgás, javaslatHungarian
- շարժումArmenian
- gerakanIndonesian
- movimento, mozione, mozioniItalian
- 動き, 提案, 運動, 動議Japanese
- 運動, 운동Korean
- motio, motusLatin
- pārvietošanās, kustībaLatvian
- mōtiniMāori
- beweging, motieDutch
- ruchPolish
- moção, deslocamento, movimentoPortuguese
- mișcareRomanian
- движение, предложениеRussian
- motion, rörelseSwedish
- இயக்கம்Tamil
- تحریکUrdu
- cử độngVietnamese
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