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

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movements

The float is part of a global effort to solve one of the great mysteries of the ocean: how its hidden movements help shape the climate above.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

During the Phoenix traffic division’s in-person training from Waymo, officers learned how to conduct traffic stops with clear, concise hand movements, said police Detective Kurtis Merena.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Infections are rarely life-threatening but the symptoms of watery diarrhea and explosive bowel movements are certainly severe.

From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026

One project uses AI analysis of anonymised mobile phone data to spot mass-population movements during disasters, determining where people are fleeing, to help humanitarians better tailor their response.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

As we might expect, children respond to the dynamic levels of loud and soft quite dramatically, changing their movements to match changing volume levels.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin