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Synonyms of motor
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a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels
- went shopping for a new automobile at Valley Motors
Synonyms for motor
- auto,
- automobile,
- bus,
- car,
- horseless carriage,
- machine,
- motor vehicle,
- motorcar,
- wheels
- [slang]
Words Related to motor
- convertible,
- fastback,
- hardtop,
- hatchback,
- notchback,
- ragtop,
- sports car,
- sport-utility vehicle,
- station wagon,
- SUV,
- town car,
- wagon,
- woody
- (or woodie)
- compact,
- coupe
- (or coupé),
- intermediate,
- limousine,
- mini,
- minicar,
- sedan,
- subcompact,
- V-8
motor
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of motor (Entry 2 of 2)
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to proceed or move quickly
- effortlessly motored past the other runners for a first-place finish
Synonyms for motor
- barrel,
- belt,
- blast,
- blaze,
- blow,
- bolt,
- bomb
- [slang],
- bowl,
- breeze,
- bundle,
- bustle,
- buzz,
- cannonball,
- careen,
- career,
- chase,
- course,
- crack (on),
- dash,
- drive,
- fly,
- hare,
- hasten,
- hie,
- highball,
- hotfoot (it),
- hump,
- hurl,
- hurry,
- hurtle,
- hustle,
- jet,
- jump,
- nip,
- pelt,
- race,
- ram,
- rip,
- rocket,
- run,
- rush,
- rustle,
- scoot,
- scurry,
- scuttle,
- shoot,
- speed,
- step,
- tear,
- travel,
- trot,
- whirl,
- whisk,
- zip,
- zoom
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“Motor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motor. Accessed 16 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of motor was in 1586
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