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movement

[moov-muhnt] / ˈmuv mənt /
NOUN
motion, activity
Synonyms
STRONGEST
act action change development evolution exercise flow migration move operation progress shift
STRONG
advance agitation alteration deed displacement dynamism flight flux gesture journey journeying locomotion maneuver mobility motility movableness passage progression regression shifting steps stir stirring transit transplanting undertaking velocity wandering
WEAK
changing evolving moving operativeness roaming transferal translating voyaging
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cessation decline decrease idleness inaction inactivity inertia repose rest stagnation stoppage
WEAK
halt indifference pause
NOUN
drive, campaign
Synonyms
STRONGEST
change crusade demonstration evolution faction flow group organization party shift tendency transfer trend unrest
STRONG
current displacement drift flight front grouping march mobilization patrol sweep swing transition withdrawal
Antonyms
STRONGEST
peace
WEAK
cessation halt inaction inactivity indifference pause stoppage

Example Sentences

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He has yet to progress to live play on the court, although he recently started incorporating movement into his on-court drills instead of just stationary shooting.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

While Rockefeller was the most spectacularly successful at monopoly building—what he gently termed “cooperation”—he was also part of a greater movement in American business toward rationalization and centralization.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

It has witnessed movement, settlement, belief and change.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

After confirming that abdominal contractions drive brain motion, the researchers turned to the next question: how this movement influences fluid flow.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

Every movement of the boat jarred him, and each time he moved, he grew whiter and whiter.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Vocabulary lists containing movement

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