MOTIONS Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

motions 1 of 2

noun

plural of motion

as in movements

the act or an instance of changing position we were instructed not to make any sudden motions or we might scare away the deer

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motions

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verb

present tense third-person singular of motion

as in waves

to direct or notify by a movement or gesture the referee motioned the team captains to confer with him on the sideline

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Recent Examples of motions

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Training the controllers The controllers of the humanoid robot were trained on dynamic parkour motions extracted from the dataset, using reinforcement learning. —

Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2026 Once the legs are free, slow and controlled motions can help a person gradually reach firmer ground. —

Outside, 5 Mar. 2026 His next court appearance is set for April 2 for motions and sentencing, the State’s Attorney’s Office said. —

Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026 During the meeting, advocates urged the board to pass both motions and condemned the idea of building a new jail. —

Jason Henry, Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026 All three motions will be up for final approval at the next meeting on March 24. —

Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026 In January, the defense filed motions challenging much of the evidence, claiming that a single hair is all that allegedly links Heuermann to victim Sandra Costilla. —

Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026 Nazarian has already introduced several additional motions to the council, which are currently circulating through committees, to establish new production incentive programs and fee waivers. —

Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026 Since the intoxication allegation came to light, the Phan brothers’ attorneys have filed motions to hold an evidentiary hearing to learn more about the crash and to dismiss their case all together for potential prosecutorial misconduct. —

Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2026

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Every festival has had to think about questions being pushed over the last few years, with horrible wars going on in in Ukraine and in Gaza and elsewhere, and a lot of political movements building up around them, and with a lot of political pressure on cultural events, including film festivals.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Mar. 2026
None could tame its political furies; its covert operations, which killed more than a thousand Americans in Lebanon, Iraq, and Afghanistan; or its expansion, through the creation of like-minded extremist movements, across the Middle East.

— Robin Wright, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026