MOBILITY Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

mobility

noun

Definition of mobility

as in locomotion

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Recent Examples of mobility For other companies seeking to improve socio-economic mobility, Ellis advises collecting data and improving awareness first before introducing new schemes. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026 Personal care covers help with bathing, dressing, and mobility. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026 Along with accelerating energy efficiency in homes and buildings, and increasing cleaner mobility, one of its strategies to get there is a three-year plan to divert 15% of waste from landfills. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 Glucosamine users may also differ in factors such as arthritis, pain, mobility, frailty and medication use, Levin noted. — Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mobility

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Noun

RoboParty is also expanding PartyOS to cover areas including humanoid locomotion, perception, whole-body manipulation and autonomous robot intelligence.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
All the mind-bending presentation and locomotion works because it’s grounded in a city so singular that no amount of paranormal warping can fully strip its identity.

— Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 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

Noun

These behaviors reflected not only algorithmic performance but also the coordination of the robot body, actuator modules and motion-control system.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
The motion came after additional video of the incident was shown and after it was revealed that Exum had bragged about the shooting in messages to other officers.

— Daniella Silva, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of motion

Noun

The main reason is that large, widening cracks can signal structural shifting or underlying damage that DIY caulk cannot address.

— Bianca Lambert, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
Most EVs have a single-speed transmission, which means there’s no shifting between multiple gears.

— Lauren Swift, AJC.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of shifting

Noun

At Lumalia Emmy Armstrong’s Holy Rage Retreats in the Oregon woods near Portland, small groups of women gather among the trees, expressing themselves through sound and movement.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
The prototype was tested on one construction worker during normal activities, including movement, breaks, drinking water and eating.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of movement

Noun

The analysts see initial migrations to the platform averaging a 40% annual recurring revenue uplift.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
Against monarch-butterfly migrations and environmental destruction, the family’s struggle becomes a story of displacement, resilience and fragile belonging.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of migration

Noun

His ankle got caught beneath and twisted at a gruesome angle, and Thornton was carted off the field and diagnosed with a dislocation, effectively ending his season.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
The industrial revolutions of the past produced enormous value alongside bankruptcies, dislocations, and periods of irrational exuberance.

— Brian Solis, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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