Synonyms for movement
ˈmuv mənt

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1. motion, movement, move, motility(noun)

   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, move(noun)

   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, motion(noun)

   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, front(noun)

   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. movement(noun)

   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, effort(noun)

   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, movement(noun)

   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, bm(noun)

   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, movement(noun)

   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. movement(noun)

    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. movement(noun)

    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. movement(noun)

   Physical motion between points in space.

   I saw a movement in that grass on the hill.

   Synonyms:
   motion

   Antonyms:
   stasis

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. movement(n)

   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.

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

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. movement

   Synonyms:
   motion, move, change of place

   Antonyms:
   stop, rest, pause, stillness, quietness

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. nonverbal communication

   movement of action or another way to communicate

   the worker walked up and shakes hands with his partner

   Submitted by Wintersis53 on January 20, 2021  

2. obsticle

   to make a slight change in the slowest or non-moving term.

   Submitted by anonymous on March 8, 2021  

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. movement(n.)

   Synonyms:
   motion, move, change of place

2. movement(n.)

   Synonyms:
   (Mus.) strain

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. movement(n)

   Synonyms:
   motion, locomotion, transference, removal

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1. List of paraphrases for "movement":

   circulation, movements, mouvement, move, displacement, movimiento, traffic, flow, motion, mobility, campaign, gam, movimento, travel, mobile, campaigns, transaction, moving, nam, transport, sports, flows, displacements, relocation, ismun, transfer, shift, trend

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1. Bree Butler:

   This is the most important thing, for my life... I have a life because of this movement.

2. Kalli Abdullahi:

   They monitor every movement, all the things we do, the kind of people you meet with.

3. Donna Morris:

   We join an industry movement to better support our employees while striving towards increased workforce diversity.

4. Scott Caulfield:

   Jumping falls into a type of exercise we call plyometrics, these exercises involve quicker, shorter motions that stimulate the stretch reflex. That reflex is responsible for explosive movement, like an outfielder reacting to a fly ball.

5. Anderson Sr.:

   I understand Black Lives Matter and everything thats going on, but thats not my movement right now. My movement is [ to ] let them know that was my son.

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