Synonyms for motor
ˈmoʊ tərmo·tor

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1. motornoun

   Synonyms:
   engine

2. motornoun

   describing neurons that create the ability to move

   Synonyms:
   engine

3. motornoun

   A motor car, or automobile.

   Synonyms:
   engine

4. motornoun

   a small internal combustion engine, especially a powerful one for the size (as in motorboat, motor car).

   Synonyms:
   engine

5. motornoun

   An electric motor.

   Synonyms:
   engine

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 3 votes

1. motornoun

   machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion

   Antonyms:
   noncausative, afferent, noncausal

2. motoradjective

   a nonspecific agent that imparts motion

   "happiness is the aim of all men and the motor of all action"

   Antonyms:
   noncausal, noncausative, afferent

3. centrifugal, motor(a)adjective

   conveying information to the muscles from the CNS

   "motor nerves"

   Antonyms:
   afferent, noncausative, noncausal

4. motive(a), motorverb

   causing or able to cause motion

   "a motive force"; "motive power"; "motor energy"

   Antonyms:
   afferent, noncausal, noncausative

5. drive, motorverb

   travel or be transported in a vehicle

   "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"

   Synonyms:
   push back, push, aim, force, tug, repel, drive, labour, repulse, get, ride, take, ram, beat back, force back, labor

   Antonyms:
   noncausative, afferent, noncausal

Matched Categories

1. • Machine
   • Transport
   • Travel

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1. List of paraphrases for "motor":

   engine, power-driven, automobiles, automobile, automotive, motorized, car, auto, engines, motors, driving, cars, vehicle, self-propelled, motorised, driver

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1. List of known nicknames for "Motor":

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1. Toula Oberlies:

   It touches the heart no matter who is singing, but women bring a certain warmth, the ones that enjoy it the most are the big burly guys that you wouldn't expect. We went to a motorcycle shop near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. There was this big man with tattoos surrounded by all these motorcycles and we started singing and tears were rolling down his eyes.

2. Sheriff Mike Nielsen:

   Please pay attention to your driving when operating a motor vehicle, give yourself plenty of room to have a way out, put down your phone or other objects, DO NOT drive distracted or impaired ! Keep these families in your thoughts and prayers.

3. Madhu Bhaskaran:

   We've come a long way with prosthetics, but the focus has been heavily on the motor actions that the prosthetic limb can perform.

4. Bethzabet Martinez Amador:

   I remember walking into our living room one morning and seeing my dad kneeling in front of an entire car motor, he had a small hydraulic floor crane that he had used to hang the motor. Needless to say, my mom was livid at him for bringing all of his tools into the house.

5. Brian Kemp:

   President Biden took office in January of 2021, and to understand why we are in this current state of record-high inflation and costs to the average American family, people can simply track his first year of misguided policy decisions, because of our strong, fiscally conservative approach to budgeting, Lt. Governor Duncan, Speaker Ralston and I can confidently propose a state motor fuel tax suspension to curb sky-high gas prices while also returning money back to hardworking Georgians through a tax refund and an income tax cut.