MOBILITY Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

mobility

noun

Definition of mobility

as in locomotion

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Recent Examples of mobility The safety project on Forest Lawn Drive is part of a citywide mobility plan intended to revamp roads, update bike lanes to include protective barriers and reduce speeds. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Without a partner, the transition to electric mobility in Europe is likely to prove difficult. — Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Due to the spandex fabric, these shorts also feature a four-way stretch to deliver maximum comfort and mobility. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026 Don’t ever use a top-five pick on a small, injury-prone quarterback with limited mobility and arm strength. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mobility

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Noun

This change allowed for more efficient locomotion, reducing drag as the body moved across the ground.

— The Conversation, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
As with the garden snails, there is one that acts as a lubricant to help with locomotion and an adhesive mucus to help the snail stick to various surfaces.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of locomotion

Noun

Bedient, a reproductive endocrinologist at the Fertility Center of Las Vegas, had already ordered the usual battery of tests, including bloodwork, sperm count and motility tests and uterine anatomy exams.

— Sarah Elizabeth Richards, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026
These compounds have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects that help empty your stomach more quickly and maintain normal contractions that move food through the digestive tract (gastrointestinal motility).

— Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 15 July 2026

Definition of motility

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In late July, Ramco filed a motion asking the judge to enforce the settlement or appoint a receiver to take control of the hospitals, saying the future of the hospitals — and their ability to ultimately reopen — hangs in the balance.

— Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
The revelation was part of a motion filed in federal court as part of an ongoing conspiracy case against ICE protesters.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of motion

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Second, the recent shifting of US export control policy has created a real concern among other nations that access to frontier intelligence itself could someday be gated by geopolitics, not just chips.

— Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Recorded on a Tascam four-track in her Los Angeles living room, the demos capture Auf der Maur experimenting with acoustic guitar, bass, layered vocals and lo-fi tape manipulation, including reversing cassettes and pitch-shifting.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 20 July 2026

Definition of shifting

Noun

The crowd points their phones at the pair, who are alternating between short dances, rhythmic movements, and striking poses.

— Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
What once seemed like isolated restorations have become part of a broader movement driven by distributors, programmers, archives, and exhibitors committed to expanding what American audiences understand as the Asian cinema canon.

— José Salazar, IndieWire, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of movement

Noun

The record’s themes of escape and dislocation also shaped Chatten’s writing, with time spent amid the faded grandeur of Venice, Vienna and Sicily.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 18 Aug. 2026
But Bridgewater’s career was derailed, as a starter at least, when a horrific knee injury led to a left knee dislocation and a torn ACL during a practice just before the start of the 2016 season.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026

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