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locomotion

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of locomotion

technical the act or power of moving from place to place

studying the locomotion of spiders

Walking is one form of locomotion.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of locomotion

mobility, motility, motivity

motion, move, movement, shift, shifting, stir, stirring

dislocation, migration, relocation

fiddling, fidgeting, squirm, squirming, twitching, wriggling, writhing

flailing, flapping, waving

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of locomotion

inertia, inertness, stillness

cessation, discontinuance, ending, expiration, finish, halt, lapse, pause, shutdown, shutoff, stop, stoppage, surcease, termination

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