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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'Motion'

1. (noun) gesture, motion
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
Synonyms: move, gesture, apparent motion, movement, motility, apparent movement, motion, question
Antonyms: motionlessness, stillness, lifelessness

2. (noun) movement, motion
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, movement, campaign, drift, apparent movement, trend, gesture, motion, cause, social movement, motility
Antonyms: lifelessness, motionlessness, stillness

3. (noun) motion, movement, move, motility
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
Synonyms: apparent motion, bm, bowel movement, crusade, drive, relocation, effort, front, move, question, movement, campaign, drift, apparent movement, trend, gesture, motion, cause, social movement, motility
Antonyms: lifelessness, motionlessness, stillness

4. (noun) motion
a state of change
Synonyms: gesture, apparent motion, apparent movement, question, motility, move, movement
Antonyms: motionlessness, stillness, lifelessness

5. (noun) motion, question
a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
Synonyms: interrogative sentence, dubiousness, doubtfulness, enquiry, motility, inquiry, apparent motion, question, movement, interrogation, query, apparent movement, gesture, motion, move, interrogative, head, doubt
Antonyms: stillness, motionlessness, lifelessness

6. (noun) motion, movement, move
the act of changing location from one place to another
Synonyms: apparent motion, bm, bowel movement, crusade, drive, relocation, effort, front, move, question, movement, campaign, drift, apparent movement, trend, gesture, motion, cause, social movement, motility
Antonyms: stillness, lifelessness, motionlessness

7. (verb) apparent motion, motion, apparent movement, movement
an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
Synonyms: apparent motion, bm, bowel movement, crusade, drive, effort, front, move, question, movement, campaign, drift, apparent movement, trend, gesture, motion, cause, social movement, motility
Antonyms: stillness, motionlessness, lifelessness

8. (verb) gesticulate, gesture, motion
show, express or direct through movement
Synonyms: gesture, gesticulate, motion
Antonyms: stillness, motionlessness, lifelessness

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