Synonyms 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.

   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

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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

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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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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

   Antonyms:
   stillness, motionlessness, lifelessness

Matched Categories

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

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 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

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1. motionnoun

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

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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "motion":

   proposal, motions, movement, move, request, point, proposed, suggestion, resolution, mouvement, application, proposition, petition, gang, proposals

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1. List of known nicknames for "Motion":

   Chris Coodes, Recon, Chris Coode

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How to use motion in a sentence?

1. William J. H. Boetcker:

   Beware of ignorance when in motion; look out for inexperience when in action, and beware of the majority when mentally poisoned with misinformation, for collective ignorance does not become wisdom.

2. Michael Garrett:

   That plane really flipped over on its back, slowly, like it was in slow motion.

3. Daniel Lau:

   Rooftopping is like a getaway from city life to me -- Hong Kong is such a fast-paced city with so much pressure and noise, when I'm on a rooftop, everything slows down, you don't hear anything but wind, all the rush from the ground became like slow-motion.

4. Dan Bien:

   Unless you are being paid professionally to get back on the field of play, waiting to ensure that strength, motion, balance and stability, movement mechanics, lower extremity power, confidence and psychological approach are all optimized is the best strategy, just because the knee is no longer painful is not a guarantee that these criteria have been optimized.

5. Sam Wasson/Getty Images:

   What has happened on 'Rust' should never happen, ... There is no place for weapons that can kill on a motion picture set. Rubber guns are totally acceptable now and can be made to look as real as they need to.