MOVEMENT Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

movement

noun

ˈmüv-mənt

as in shifting

the act or an instance of changing position a sudden movement in the far corner of the room made her turn in that direction

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Relevance

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as in campaign

a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal a movement for political reform in the city

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Recent Examples of movement The moon that may have cooled too slowly Magnetic fields are usually powered by internal dynamos—movements of electrically conducting liquid metal inside a planet or moon. —

Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026 Together, these forces are positioning Saudi fashion as a long-lasting, confident, culturally rooted and globally resonant movement. —

Fmg Studios, Footwear News, 10 May 2026 Reagan amid the tumult and tectonic fracturing of the 1960s Civil Rights and Free Speech movements. —

Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026 The key movement for him came through the micro-step to his left, combined with the drop step back toward his line. —

Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 10 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for movement

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Noun

The conventions of American journalism don’t serve this shifting, multi-sided reality well.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Land borders dispute since 1948 The creation of the state of Israel in 1948, which led to the mass displacement of over 750,000 Palestinians and a subsequent Arab-Israeli war in 1948, led to a further shifting of borders in the region.

— Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026