Synonyms for motion
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : moh-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmoʊ ʃən |
Top 10 synonyms for motion Other synonyms for the word motion
- ambulation
- beckon
- body English
- change
- changing
- direction
- drift
- dynamics
- flag
- flow
- fluctuation
- flux
- full swing
- gesticulate
- gesticulation
- guide
- high sign
- inclination
- invite
- kinetics
- locomotion
- mobility
- motility
- move
- nod
- oscillation
- passing
- progress
- sign
- signal
- signalize
- stir
- stirring
- stream
- sway
- sweep
- swing
- tendency
- travel
- wave
- wavering
Définition of motion
Origin :- late 14c., "suggestion; process of moving," from Old French mocion "movement, motion; change, alteration" (13c.), from Latin motionem (nominative motio) "a moving, a motion; an emotion," from past participle stem of movere "to move" (see move (v.)). Motion picture attested from 1896.
- noun movement, action
- noun formal suggestion in a meeting
- verb gesture, direct
- It was incumbent upon Mr. Gladstone to lead the opposition to this motion.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- He could not see how Mr. Roebuck's motion could be resisted.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- July 4, 1864, Mr. Disraeli brought forward his motion of "no confidence."
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- Mr. Disraeli's motion was lost, and the ministry was sustained.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- Every motion in his great soul was reflected in his face and form.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- It might have been better had I confined myself to seconding the motion.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- He determined on the latter, and put his four troops of cavalry in motion.
- Extract from : « A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion » by William Dobein James
- But light and motion and a grand future are waiting for such as he.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- And in the sphere of thought, no less than in the sphere of time, motion is no more.
- Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde
- His motion was carried, and he himself was nominated as one of the commissioners.
- Extract from : « Stories from Thucydides » by H. L. Havell
Antonyms for motion
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