MOBILITY Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

mobility

noun

Definition of mobility

as in locomotion

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Recent Examples of mobility Jamieson said the city will keep working with regional partners and TxDOT to advance the project and find funding for mobility improvements as the population expands. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026 Omar is known for his scoring ability and mobility as a big man. — Mirin Fader, New York Times, 16 July 2026 That economic mobility is also why WeBuild is focused on homeownership and provides financial literacy classes. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026 Last week, Prime Minister of New Zealand Christoper Luxon hailed the country’s free trade deal with India that also enhances labor mobility for Indian workers. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for mobility

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Noun

Aside from locomotion, scientists can equip the cockroaches to attain various other functions such as detection, localization, tracking, visual mapping, and data collection.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 July 2026
The researchers say the framework enables faster, more adaptable locomotion across unpredictable environments and could support future search-and-rescue, exploration, and other autonomous robotic missions.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026

Definition of locomotion

Noun

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
Their research concluded that virtual reality pornography can increase sperm motility by up to 50 percent.

— Thomas Patier, Artforum, 5 May 2026

Definition of motility

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Defense lawyers have since withdrawn their motion to dismiss the case after the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control in April began allowing Maduro and Flores to receive money from Venezuela to pay for their attorneys.

— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Miami’s skyline is rapidly changing, with a downtown skyscraper boom that was set in motion a decade ago after the Federal Aviation Authority began approving projects set at a new maximum allowable height of 1,049 feet.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Definition of motion

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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
The authors urge regulators to implement true consolidated supervision, account for implicit liabilities, and close asymmetric loopholes to curb this internal risk-shifting.

— Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of shifting

Noun

Analysts and opposition politicians in exile said the declaration put into focus the reality of two-person rule under the Ortegas, while revealing the couple’s fear of an opposition movement taking root.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Public figures attract crowds, complicating protective movement and increasing the chance of disruptions.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of movement

Noun

But the southward wealth migration had already been set in motion, with Florida quadrupling its millionaires between 2010 to 2022.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
That decision surely belonged to a wider history of migration, aspiration, and accommodation to the dominant language.

— Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Definition of migration

Noun

The insurance company has the best underwriting track record among personal auto insurers due to its market dislocation.

— Sean Conlon,Joseph Wilkins,Lee Ying Shan,Fred Imbert, CNBC, 13 July 2026
Goalkeepers endure frequent upper limb trauma, like finger dislocations, from high-force ball impacts, necessitating robust glove protection.

— Dr. Tal Patalon, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

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