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movements

NOUN

motion, activity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

act action change development evolution exercise flow migration move operation progress shift

STRONG

advance agitation alteration deed displacement dynamism flight flux gesture journey journeying locomotion maneuver mobility motility movableness passage progression regression shifting steps stir stirring transit transplanting undertaking velocity wandering

WEAK

changing evolving moving operativeness roaming transferal translating voyaging

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cessation decline decrease idleness inaction inactivity inertia repose rest stagnation stoppage

WEAK

halt indifference pause

NOUN

drive, campaign

Synonyms

STRONGEST

change crusade demonstration evolution faction flow group organization party shift tendency transfer trend unrest

STRONG

current displacement drift flight front grouping march mobilization patrol sweep swing transition withdrawal

Antonyms

STRONGEST

peace

WEAK

cessation halt inaction inactivity indifference pause stoppage

Example Sentences

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Movements in bond markets, inflation and other economic indicators will also affect which way mortgage rates ultimately go.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 25, 2025

Stravinsky composed his Symphony in Three Movements, written during and reflecting World War II, while he lived in West Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025

Movements including the Tea Party and “Stop the Seal” have used upside-down flags as a symbol of protest and despair.

From Salon • May 17, 2024

Rory McVeigh, sociology professor and director of the Center for the Study of Social Movements at University of Notre Dame, says politicians use protests to gauge public opinion, and media attention helps.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 11, 2023

Narrative Movements: It is easy to add narrative movements to most children’s rhymes as these poems often tell some type of story.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin