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Moving

🔄 Synonyms of "Moving"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
poignant	Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving.
agitated	Angry, annoyed, bothered or worked up.
activenoun	Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.
fleetingnoun	Passing quickly; of short duration.
restless	Without rest; unable to be still or quiet; uneasy; continually moving.
writhingnoun	A twisting struggle.
heavingnoun	An occasion on which something heaves or is heaved.
kinetic	Relating to motion.
sweepingnoun	(uncountable) The activity of sweeping.
flutteringnoun	Rapid back-and-forth waving or oscillation.
approachingnoun	The act of coming closer; an approach.
animated	Composed of inanimate objects or drawings that have the illusion of motion through the use of computer graphics or stop-action filming.
billowingnoun	The act of something that billows; a billow.
hauntingnoun	Remaining in the mind; not easily forgotten.
stirringnoun	invigorating or inspiring
shiftingnoun	A shift or change; a shifting movement.
squirmingnoun	The motion of something that squirms.
floatingnoun	That floats or float.
soaringnoun	(sometimes figurative) assurgent, ascending
shufflingnoun	The act or motion of one who shuffles.
jolting	Causing or characterized by sudden abrupt movements.
flitteringnoun	The motion of something that flitters.
jouncingnoun	A motion that jounces.
bouncingnoun	The act of something that bounces.
thrashingnoun	Action of the verb to thrash.

Words with the opposite meaning.

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

Word	Definition
on the move	(idiomatic) Changing location; in motion.
shiftingnoun	A shift or change; a shifting movement.
mobilenoun	Pertaining to or by agency of mobile phones.
self-propelling	Self-propelled.
turningnoun	The act of one who turns (rotates or twists).
circulating	Moving about freely.
relocationnoun	The act of moving from one place to another.
oncomingnoun	approaching; coming closer
approachingnoun	The act of coming closer; an approach.
touringnoun	Intended for a journey through a country or a region, related to tourism.
itinerantnoun	Habitually travelling from place to place.
self-propelled	Having its own means of propulsion that moves with it.
revolvingnoun	moving around a central point.
rotatingnoun	undergoing physical rotation
heavingnoun	An occasion on which something heaves or is heaved.
runningnoun	The activity of running as a form of exercise, as a sport, or for any other reason.
rushingnoun	A rapid surging motion.
fleeingnoun	The act of one who flees.
circlingnoun	A circular motion.
unwindingnoun	The act by which something is unwound.