Synonyms for movement
ˈmuv məntmove·ment

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1. movementnoun

   Physical motion between points in space.

   I saw a movement in that grass on the hill.

   Synonyms:
   motion

   Antonyms:
   stasis

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1. movementnoun

   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

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1. movement

   Synonyms:
   motion, move, change of place

   Antonyms:
   stop, rest, pause, stillness, quietness

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

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

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

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

4. movement, social movement, frontnoun

   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. movementnoun

   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, effortnoun

   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, movementnoun

   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, bmnoun

   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, movementnoun

   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. movementnoun

    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. movementnoun

    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

Matched Categories

1. • Action
   • Change
   • Defecation
   • Musical Composition
   • Optical Illusion
   • Social Group
   • Tendency
   • Venture

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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 SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. movementnoun

   Synonyms:
   motion, move, change of place

2. movementnoun

   Synonyms:
   (Mus.) strain

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1. movementnoun

   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. Casey Holliday:

   Dinosaurs are like modern-day birds, crocodiles and lizards in that they inherited particular joints in their skulls from fish ball and socket joints, much like peoples hip joints that seem to lend themselves, but not always, to movement like in snakes, when you put a lot of force on things, theresa tradeoff between movement and stability. Birds and lizards have more movement but less stability.

2. Greg Guma:

   He (Sanders) said he was unimportant and it was all about the movement, and then it kind of escalated. ‘If you don’t support the movement, I don’t want your vote'... Obviously he’s become more adept at cultivating voters.” - New York Times, 7/3/15

3. Edward Filene, founded the first credit union in the U.S.:

   The credit Union movement..It is a great movement, worthy of great deeds, deserving of great loyalty.

4. Joseph Brodsky:

   I do not believe in political movements. I believe in personal movement, that movement of the soul when a man who looks at himself is so ashamed that he tries to make some sort of change-within himself, not on the outside.

5. Pete Docter:

   A great animator is basically a great actor. Yes they have the technical skills, they can draw, they can operate a computer. But fundamentally they are thinking about what is going on inside the character's head, they are always thinking about what is causing that movement so it is not movement for movement's sake.