MOTORS Synonyms: 177 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of motor

as in engines

a device that changes energy into mechanical motion the device was equipped with a small electrical motor to make the gears spin

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as in cars

a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels went shopping for a new automobile at Valley Motors

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verb

present tense third-person singular of motor

as in speeds

to proceed or move quickly effortlessly motored past the other runners for a first-place finish

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as in drives

to travel by a motorized vehicle motoring along the highway at the speed limit

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Recent Examples of motors

Noun

Yes, two seconds flat, thanks to three axial flux motors and battery technology that’s a near-direct transfer from AMG’s currently dominant Formula One team. —

Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 Making China the world’s single largest supplier of this component critical to the manufacturing of the most powerful motors that are used for many cutting-edge applications in defense, energy, transportation and AI data center applications. —

Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026 Axial flux motors The four-door hatchback will launch in two variants, as usual a 55 and a 63. —

ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026 Instead of building robots with separate motors and moving mechanisms, the team developed a method for 3D-printing artificial, muscle-like filaments whose movement is effectively programmed directly into the material. —

New Atlas, 19 May 2026 In some cases, these ducts are controlled manually with cables and vacuum motors; in other cases, they are computer-controlled with electric motors and sensors. —

John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026 Class 2 e-bikes have a throttle that allows users to operate them without pedaling, but the electric motors top out at 20 mph. —

Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026 The drone uses an octocopter design with eight motors, which gives it redundancy in flight. —

Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026 Grease behind a stove, dust on a refrigerator coil and lint inside a bathroom exhaust fan all sit close to motors, burners or heating elements that get hot during normal use. —

Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for motors

Noun

These days, many engines require a synthetic or at least partially synthetic (blended) motor oil.

— Byron Hurd, The Drive, 15 May 2026
That case charged a handful of Florida defendants with stealing more than 600 outboard boat engines and vessels from the Tampa area and shipping them to the migrant smugglers in the Quintana Roo area.

— Jay Weaver May 14, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026