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movement

/ˈmuːv.mənt/noun2 syllables

Movement means: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end.

Synonyms for movement16

noun, as in a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

campaign, cause, crusade, drive, effort

noun, as in a change of position that does not entail a change of location

motion, move, motility

noun, as in an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object

apparent motion, motion, apparent movement

noun, as in the act of changing location from one place to another

motion, move

noun, as in a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals

social movement, front

noun, as in a euphemism for defecation

bowel movement, bm

noun, as in a general tendency to change (as of opinion)

drift, trend

noun, as in a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

motion

What does movement mean?11

noun

1

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end“he supported populist campaigns”

2

a change of position that does not entail a change of location“the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise”

3

an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object“the cinema relies on apparent motion”

4

the act of changing location from one place to another“police controlled the motion of the crowd”

5

a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals“he was a charter member of the movement”

6

a euphemism for defecation“he had a bowel movement”

7

a general tendency to change (as of opinion)“not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book”

8

a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

9

a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata“the second movement is slow and melodic”

10

the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock)“it was an expensive watch with a diamond movement”

11

the act of changing the location of something“the movement of cargo onto the vessel”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with movement?1

three syllables

improvement
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Movement in a sentence

  • The formation and movement of hurricanes are capricious, even with our present-day technology.steverules123
  • When she was young, she participated in the student movement of anti-authoritarianism.tomo
  • The accusative indicates directionality, that is, movement towards a certain place.AlanF_US
  • Driving, to me, represents having a choice: the choice of independent movement.Adelpa
  • Their movement is very different from other primates, in particular in the shoulder joint.sharris123
  • I stared at the trees, trying to spot any movement.Asif
  • The patient remained quiescent, showing no signs of distress or movement.rul
  • The traveler stepped warily into the dark forest, listening for any sound of movement.rul

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of movement

as a noun

plural
movements