MOVES Synonyms: 455 Similar and Opposite Words

moves 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of move

as in relocates

to change the place or position of I need you to move all your books off that chair before company gets here

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as in drives

to set or keep in motion the hands of the wall clock are moved by battery

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as in shifts

to change one's position don't move while I'm trying to draw your portrait

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as in influences

to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response we were deeply moved by the program of patriotic music

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as in provokes

to rouse to strong feeling or action the heartfelt appeal moved the people to reach into their pockets and donate generously

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as in persuades

to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests the report moved me to change my mind about the issue

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as in activates

to cause to function this one button moves the whole machine

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as in exits

to leave a place often for another the police officer told the loiterers to move along

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moves

2 of 2

noun

plural of move

as in means

an action planned or taken to achieve a desired result retiring early was a smart move

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as in movements

the act or an instance of changing position don't make a move

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Recent Examples of moves

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If the plant moves forward to the construction stage, the expenditures will not be recovered through local electric utility customer rates or consumer bills. —

Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 21 June 2026 This risk decreases as the storm moves away. —

Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2026 The plant moves nutrients from the lower leaves to the upper leaves, causing the old leaves to yellow and eventually drop off. —

Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2026 Your calm voice moves the day forward. —

Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2026 Human value moves from knowledge to perspective, creativity, and original thinking. —

William Arruda, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026 Al Weaver, a frequent British television actor, plays Leonard Finch, a curate who moves to Grantchester to assist James Norton’s vicar character Sidney Chambers. —

Pat Saperstein, Variety, 14 June 2026 This risk decreases as the storm moves away. —

Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 14 June 2026 McConnell regularly moves about the Capitol in a wheelchair, often with the assistance of staff. —

Eric McDaniel, NPR, 14 June 2026

Noun

By telegraphing their next moves, policymakers can cause those longer-term rates to change even before the Fed adjusts its own benchmark rate. —

Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 20 June 2026 Tottenham have been decisive in their pre-tournament moves too. —

Elias Burke, New York Times, 20 June 2026 Previous chairs have signaled the Fed's next moves clearly enough that financial markets have largely anticipated the central bank's actions. —

ABC News, 20 June 2026 The Angels recalled infielder Christian Moore from Triple-A Salt Lake among a flurry of moves. —

Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026 Vance said that tankers with more than 12 million barrels crossed the Strait of Hormuz overnight, yet crude prices saw only modest moves. —

Justina Lee, CNBC, 19 June 2026 Bitcoin moves against sterling but sterling also loses purchasing power over time. —

Susie Violet Ward, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 When dance is captured in normal time, people tend to focus on the big moves, but when it's slowed down, Peck notes that even small mistakes or moves can be unintentionally highlighted. —

Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026 Such moves have made Trump a hero in parts of the country where Americans have been unwilling or unable to pivot away from coal. —

Scott Warren, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for moves

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Released in 2004, Mean Girls starred Lohan as Cady Heron, who, after years of being homeschooled, relocates with her family from Africa and begins attending high school in the States.

— Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
The series follows the Clyburns, a wealthy New York City family who relocates to Montana’s Madison River Valley following the deaths of family patriarch Preston (Russell) and his brother Paul (Fox), who were killed in a plane crash.

— Cat Cardenas, Variety, 10 June 2026