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1 the act or an instance of changing position a sudden movement in the far corner of the room made her turn in that direction Synonyms motion, move, shift, shifting, stir, stirring Related Words dislocation, migration, relocation; locomotion, mobility, motility, motivity; fiddling, fidgeting, squirm, squirming, twitching, wriggling, writhing; flailing, flapping, waving Near Antonyms immobility; inertia, inertness, stillness; cessation, discontinuance, ending, expiration, finish, halt, lapse, pause, shutdown, shutoff, stop, stoppage, surcease, termination Antonyms motionlessness
2 a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal a movement for political reform in the city Synonyms bandwagon, blitz, cause, crusade, drive, juggernaut, campaign, pushRelated Words assault, attack, maneuver, march, offensive; action, bid, enterprise, initiative, mission, project, undertaking
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