movements

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motion, activity n.
drive, campaign n.

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

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movements

Criminals walking the street are less likely to commit crimes if they know their movements will be on camera.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Public data that precisely tracks human locations and movements is difficult to obtain.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

Consumer movements have sought to stop publishers pulling the plug on games they decide are no longer worth keeping online.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

Bauer researches historical and contemporary right-wing movements in the United States and recently wrote a book called “Making the Liberal Media.”

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

They sat back and enjoyed the rhythmic ride, mesmerized into a weary silence by the fullness of their stomachs and the steady movements of the wobbly cart.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall