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

But this stable aggregate masks large cross-country offsetting movements.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Smartphone cameras could help analyze walking mechanics and estimate how different movements influence knee loading.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

Since 10 September, the IOM said its Displacement Tracking Matrix has observed more than 20,000 "movements" from Ethiopia to Djibouti.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

The camera’s orientation on the coop offered it a line of sight to the movements of Israeli security forces along the nearby border with Lebanon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

For some reason, we tiptoe across the floor and peek inside boxes with slow, careful movements.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day