MOBILITY Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

mobility

noun

Definition of mobility

as in locomotion

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Recent Examples of mobility This union of fossil energy and physical resources is consummated in those regions building infrastructure for private mobility, which rapidly escalated after the Second World War. — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026 Rome’s deputy mayor for sustainable mobility and transport, Eugenio Patanè, is striving to restore order and reduce traffic — and not just golf carts. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 After nearly four years of construction, a new playground and public park in Arden Arcade has opened for children of all mobility levels. — Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026 One thing that could allow Craig to build confidence against Grambling is leaning more on his mobility. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mobility

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Noun

As someone who loved the fluid locomotion and kinetic spectacle of Marvel’s Spider-Man, my expectations were high.

— Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
The results suggest that biological movement data could provide a practical way to build more adaptable robot locomotion systems, particularly for machines expected to operate across changing terrain or after mechanical damage.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 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

Noun

Rashford controlled the ball instantly with the outside of his right boot, then in one motion touched it again to glide past Merlin Rohl, leaving the Everton right-back grasping at his shirt.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The achievement proves that the equations that govern the motion of fluids are fundamentally flawed.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of motion

Noun

The potential shifting of styles is no problem for Velasquez, who has danced under Cunningham and Binda and their successors Seiwert and Krutzkamp in her time in Sacramento.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
In part, this shifting of possession is forced by Brighton, whose out-of-possession approach is much more aggressive.

— Jon Mackenzie, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of shifting

Noun

There’s been little movement on the key Democratic demand, an ethics component governing the president and his family, according to two Democratic aides.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2026
That headroom is not vast, which is why any January incomings likely require offsetting by movement outwards.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of movement

Noun

The anti-migration and Russia-friendly Alternative for Germany, or AfD, fell just short of a majority in Sunday’s vote in Saxony-Anhalt, a small eastern state that gained outsized prominence as AfD eyed power there.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Siegmund has campaigned for mass deportations and changes to migration and education policy.

— Esme Nicholson, NPR, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of migration

Noun

Maddie and Avery moved back from New York to help out as their mother tried to keep Little Flower going while dealing with dislocation and a nightmarish battle with her insurance company.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
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

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