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Move

🔄 Synonyms of "Move"

18 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
promptverb	Quick; acting without delay.
inciteverb	(transitive) To call into action.
strikenoun	(transitive, sometimes with out or through) To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
propelverb	(transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or physical action; to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive or push forward.
affectverb	(transitive) To influence or alter.
runverb	To move swiftly.
actnoun	(countable) An instance of a certain standardized college admissions test in the United States, originally called the American College Test.
impressverb	(transitive) To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably.
movementnoun	Physical motion between points in space.
proceedverb	To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on.
displaceverb	To move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland.
travelnoun	(intransitive) To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.
motivateverb	(transitive) To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage; to actuate.
locomoteverb	(now chiefly biology) To move or travel (from one location to another).
goverb	To move, either physically or in an abstract sense:
be activeverb	be in a state of action
make a motionverb	propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
motionnoun	(uncountable) A state of progression from one place to another.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
reposenoun	(intransitive) (also figurative) To lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest; to rest.
restnoun	(uncountable, of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
refrainverb	(intransitive, with preposition "from") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain; to eschew
sticknoun	An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton.
stayverb	(intransitive) To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
forbearverb	(intransitive) To control oneself when provoked.
forebearnoun	An ancestor.
stick aroundverb	(informal) To stay; to linger; to remain.
stay putverb	(idiomatic) To remain in one fixed place
stand stillverb	(sometimes figurative) To stop moving, to remain motionless.
stay in placeverb	be stationary

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
motionnoun	(uncountable) A state of progression from one place to another.
movementnoun	Physical motion between points in space.
proceedverb	To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on.
propelverb	(transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or physical action; to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive or push forward.
travelnoun	(intransitive) To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.
runverb	To move swiftly.
promptverb	Quick; acting without delay.
displaceverb	To move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland.
motivateverb	(transitive) To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage; to actuate.
inciteverb	(transitive) To call into action.
impressverb	(transitive) To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably.
strikenoun	(transitive, sometimes with out or through) To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
affectverb	(transitive) To influence or alter.
locomoteverb	(now chiefly biology) To move or travel (from one location to another).
actnoun	(countable) An instance of a certain standardized college admissions test in the United States, originally called the American College Test.
goverb	To move, either physically or in an abstract sense:
be activeverb	be in a state of action
make a motionverb	propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
budgeverb	(intransitive) To move; to be shifted from a fixed position.
passverb	To change place.