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Definitions

on the move

ADJECTIVE
active
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aggressive alive bold busy determined diligent dynamic eager energetic engaged enthusiastic forceful intense keen lively quick ready resolute
STRONG
alert daring fireball jumping pushing rapid sharp whiz
WEAK
agile animated assiduous brisk bustling chipper dashing dexterous enlivened enterprising eventful forcible fresh frisky hard-working high-spirited hyper industrious inventive nimble perky persevering purposeful sprightly spry zealous
Antonyms
STRONGEST
afraid apathetic calm cowardly disinterested dispirited dull idle ignorant inactive indifferent irresolute lazy lethargic lifeless meek quiet slow sluggish stupid uneducated unenthusiastic weak
WEAK
abeyant dormant immobile inert quiescent
ADJECTIVE
migrant/migratory
Synonyms
WEAK
casual changing drifting emigrating errant gypsy immigrant immigrating impermanent itinerant migrative migratorial mobile nomad nomadic passing over passing through peripatetic ranging roving seasonal shifting temporary tramp transient transmigratory unsettled vagabond vagrant wandering
Antonyms
WEAK
staying
ADJECTIVE
migrational
Synonyms
WEAK
casual changing drifting emigrating errant immigrant immigrating impermanent itinerant migrant migrative migratorial mobile nomad nomadic passing over passing through peripatetic ranging roving seasonal shifting temporary tramp transient transmigratory unsettled vagabond vagrant wandering
ADJECTIVE
transmigratory
Synonyms
WEAK
changing drifting emigrating errant immigrant immigrating impermanent itinerant migrant migrational migrative migratorial mobile nomad nomadic passing over passing through peripatetic ranging roving seasonal shifting temporary transient unsettled vagrant wandering

Example Sentences

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Benchmark Japanese government bond yields also were on the move but rising only modestly, with 40-year paper at 3.814%.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

BEY03F is seeking a partner “and the fact that she is still on the move is an indication that she has not found a mate and suitable habitat.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

Alan Glendinning was also part of the police response and remembers the time it took to get the region back on the move.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

In 2004 the greens became so hard they were almost unplayable and in 2018 Mickelson resorted to hitting a putt on the move, preferring a two-shot penalty to hitting his ball off the 13th green.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

Inside the Inspector’s room, Pappachi’s Moth was on the move.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.