movement
636
1.5
- noun
- /ˈmuːvmənt/
- Students physically responded to the music through their body movements, voice inflections, and facial expressions.
- eye movements
- tongue movements
- integrate movement
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Watch on YouTubeNext thing I know I see movement in the room.
- Next thing I know I see movement in the room.
- A little tap, a little movement, a whistle, anything.
- You want to be told through movement, action, visuals.
- I think if one gets enough movement, then you're fine.
- And when that forms, just any movement could cause trigger it.
- So there's the sort of constant movements on a parliament day.
- It's tiring because it requires movement of the lens.
- And they're recreating the movement of the cattle around.
- She's scared of all loud noises, most movement, people, things, anything.
- In both cases, draconian restrictions on freedom of movement strangle production.
- Hyper real, metallic and corporeal, made-up of movement and flux.
- This is a fit, like a little airport movement, a little chair movement.
Examples
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The dancer's elegant movement captivated the audience during the performance.
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The addition of sensory stimulation may help improve movement performance and complement conventional therapy.
Academic text (2015) -
Next thing I know I see movement in the room.
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It's not the noise though, it's the movement of the people I enjoy.
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Every movement and every moment of every patient is recorded here.
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People are going to expect movement.
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We get complete reports on their movements.
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We're constantly exploring our own movement, our own words.
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There's a lot of movement down there.
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It looks like there's a lot of movement going forward.
Synonyms
533
1.4
Movement or change in position
411
1.0
A change of position of a body part or object
355
3.5
A change in place, position, or focus
91
3.2
Movement of something from one place or state to another
24
5.9
Movement from a starting point to an end point in a straight line
18
3.7
Moving from one place or state to another
15
2.7
How far a part moves in a machine
7
4.6
Movement from one place to another
1
2.4
A move of something from one place to another
Moving something from one place to another, for example a machine
Antonyms
Compounds
83
3.4
A mass movement in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s to win equal rights for Black Americans
19
3.6
An organized group of workers and unions trying to get better pay and conditions
19
3.4
A large group of people who work together to bring social or political change
- Specialized
11
4.4
Soldiers travel together from one place to another in an organized way
- Specialized
3
3.9
A stage of sleep when the eyes move quickly and you have vivid dreams
- Literature
3
8.6
A political group that says a public figure was not born in the country and so cannot be president
A series of campaigns in the 1960s and 1970s asking for equal rights for women
A Palestinian political and armed group called Hamas that fights Israel and seeks to replace it with an Islamic state
- Specialized
1
3.7
A sleep stage when the eyes move quickly and most dreaming happens
- Specialized
1
4.9
Movement of large parts of the Earth's outer layer that makes earthquakes or mountains
- Specialized
1
6.0
A sense of where your arms and legs are and how they change position
- Specialized
1
7.6
Random movement of tiny particles in a liquid or gas when molecules hit them
1
9.2
A group within Sunni Islam that wants to follow the practices of the earliest Muslims and oppose new religious practices
- Literature
1
7.5
A movement in art and writing that values strong feeling and nature over reason
- Specialized
1
7.6
An effect that makes still pictures shown quickly seem to move, as in movies
1
8.6
A large Hasidic Jewish group that sends people to teach and help Jewish communities worldwide
1
9.9
A 19th-century group in the Church of England that wanted to bring back Catholic traditions and oppose some modern changes
1
9.9
A Palestinian armed group known for killing eleven Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics
An armed left-wing rebel group in Peru formed in 1983 to try to overthrow the government
1
9.9
An armed group of Uighur Muslims who want their own country in Xinjiang and use violence
- Specialized
1
7.7
Movement of the Earth's top rock layer that changes the land and causes earthquakes
- Specialized
1
4.3
The part of sleep when your eyes stay still and you do not dream
- Specialized
1
3.7
A part of sleep without fast eye movements or dreams when the body repairs itself
- Archaic
A right-wing political movement in 1930s Ireland that wore blue shirts and opposed left-wing groups
- Neologism
A group of men who support progressive ideas about gender and masculinity
A Japanese dance style with slow, controlled movements that shows strong feelings
- Specialized
A religious group that believes a thousand-year time of peace will begin soon because of a prediction
- Literature
A political group that mixes Christian beliefs with authoritarian, fascist ideas
A Uighur Muslim group that wants Xinjiang to be independent and is listed as a terrorist group by some countries
- Slur
A rude, offensive word that people use to insult parts of American culture and its supporters
- Formal
A European movement, mostly in Germany, in the 1700s that supported reason and individual rights
A happy feeling you get when you move your body, like dancing or walking
An armed Islamic group that carries out attacks in Kashmir to make it part of Pakistan
- Offensive
A political movement that supports extreme love of country and says straight relationships are normal
A Palestinian militant group that wants an Islamic state and the destruction of Israel
A group that wants local people to make decisions instead of a central government
- Formal
A 19th-century group in the Church of England that wanted to bring back Catholic rituals
- Neologism
A campaign asking Americans to buy American-made products to support the country
A movement that mixes strict evangelical Christian beliefs with Taliban-like rules and attitudes
A group that supports people choosing how to show their gender instead of following what their body or others expect
- Literature
A political group of people who support Donald Trump and his ideas
- Literature
A way people support causes online with little real effort, like sharing posts or signing petitions
- Literature
People who want stronger digital privacy laws and protection for whistleblowers
- Offensive
A group of people who support social justice causes but are often seen as seeking attention or being unrealistic
How Much Movement
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word movement comes from the Latin movere 'to move' and is the same root as move and motion. So, a movement is simply the act or process of changing position or place.