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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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

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An experimental United States bomber went so high into the substratosphere after eclipse pictures Sunday that its four motors left a wake of frozen exhaust in the sky. —

Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 8 Apr. 2026 There’s just a lot going on inside this phone, with multiple motors, springy arms, tracks, and a screen that has to loop around the back. —

ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026 By designing their own motors, gear systems and controllers, the engineers could fine-tune how power flows through the robot's body. —

Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026 Aventura, for example, ruled e-bikes must be pedal-powered, with motors off, unless in a bicycle lane, and riders must give pedestrians an audible signal before passing while on an e-scooter or e-bike. —

Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026 Steer-by-wire replaces that with sensors that read the driver’s input and motors that execute it electronically, with software mediating everything in between. —

Sean Evans, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026 To test the approach, the researchers built a two-section robotic arm controlled by six motors. —

Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026 Vastnaut One includes motors positioned at the knees that help absorb impact as the foot lands, reducing the stress that typically builds up over long descents. —

New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2026

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Adiabatic expansion is an important property in thermodynamics, in engines, in astrophysical gases and plasmas, and also in the expanding Universe.

— Big Think, Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026
With the right zoning, infrastructure and financing, West Baltimore could become one of Maryland’s largest engines of residential growth — especially for affordable and middle-market housing.

— Alfred Barry, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026