Synonyms for motor
ˈmoʊ tərmo·tor

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1. motornoun

   Synonyms:
   engine

2. motornoun

   describing neurons that create the ability to move

   Synonyms:
   engine

3. motornoun

   A motor car, or automobile.

   Synonyms:
   engine

4. motornoun

   a small internal combustion engine, especially a powerful one for the size (as in motorboat, motor car).

   Synonyms:
   engine

5. motornoun

   An electric motor.

   Synonyms:
   engine

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 3 votes

1. motornoun

   machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion

   Antonyms:
   noncausative, afferent, noncausal

2. motoradjective

   a nonspecific agent that imparts motion

   "happiness is the aim of all men and the motor of all action"

   Antonyms:
   noncausal, noncausative, afferent

3. centrifugal, motor(a)adjective

   conveying information to the muscles from the CNS

   "motor nerves"

   Antonyms:
   afferent, noncausative, noncausal

4. motive(a), motorverb

   causing or able to cause motion

   "a motive force"; "motive power"; "motor energy"

   Antonyms:
   afferent, noncausal, noncausative

5. drive, motorverb

   travel or be transported in a vehicle

   "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"

   Synonyms:
   push back, push, aim, force, tug, repel, drive, labour, repulse, get, ride, take, ram, beat back, force back, labor

   Antonyms:
   noncausative, afferent, noncausal

Matched Categories

1. • Machine
   • Transport
   • Travel

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1. List of paraphrases for "motor":

   engine, power-driven, automobiles, automobile, automotive, motorized, car, auto, engines, motors, driving, cars, vehicle, self-propelled, motorised, driver

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1. List of known nicknames for "Motor":

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1. Nathaniel Watson:

   Motor vehicle accidents are the most common cause of death for adolescents, they’re still learning about driving, and so performance decrements are particularly problematic.

2. New Hampshire:

   Upon this being brought to my attention, I reached out to the Division of Motor Vehicles and strongly urged them to allow Wendy to keep the license plate she has had for the last 15 years, i recently left a message on her phone to share the good news that her plate will not be recalled.

3. Ricky Johnson:

   This has got the motor of a sprint car, the suspension of a desert race truck, but it’s got a special 35-inch BF Goodrich tire with ice spikes in it.

4. Le Borgne:

   We have development for battery electric vehicles, that will take place around 2020 and it will be a common development with our Chinese partner Dongfeng Motor.

5. Carol Chen-Scarabelli:

   Despite the concern of syncope-related driving accidents, there are many other conditions or factors which contribute to motor vehicle accidents to a greater degree.