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1. movement
noun. ['ˈmuːvmənt'] a change of position that does not entail a change of location.
Synonyms
- adduction
- headshaking
- sweep
- eurythmics
- retroflection
- fetal movement
- standing
- motility
- wave
- jerking
- eversion
- saccade
- gesture
- reciprocation
- prostration
- inclining
- everting
- shutting
- circumduction
- quiver
- squatting
- toss
- wiggle
- motion
- kneel
- stroke
- wriggle
- squirm
- change
- lurch
- eurhythmics
- retraction
- move
- pitch
- straddle
- squat
- upending
- reclining
- jolt
- kneeling
- kicking
- body English
- inversion
- inclination
- jerk
- closing
- waver
- sitting
- flutter
- foetal movement
- pitching
- disturbance
- opening
- retroflexion
- rotation
- rotary motion
- quivering
- reach
- headshake
- flicker
- dart
- eurythmy
- kick
- abduction
- stretch
- span
- vibration
- eye movement
- flit
- eurhythmy
- posing
- reaching
- agitation
Antonyms
Etymology
- movement (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- movimentum (Latin)
Rhymes with Civil Rights Movement
- self-improvement
- improvement
Sentences with civil-rights-movement
1. Noun Phrase
While no major gains for women were made during the 1950s, the civil rights movement was extremely successful.
2. Noun Phrase
Jackson is the capital of Mississippi and was a major player in the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
3. Noun Phrase
An event that occurred in Scottsboro is considered by many to be the start of the civil rights movement.
2. movement
noun. ['ˈmuːvmənt'] the act of changing location from one place to another.
Synonyms
- approach
- advancement
- locomotion
- forward motion
- onward motion
- descent
- displacement
- maneuver
- lunge
- ascension
- procession
- hurry
- migration
- speed
- slippage
- approaching
- motion
- change
- lurch
- return
- ascent
- slide
- move
- vacillation
- traveling
- following
- crawl
- progression
- swing
- progress
- swinging
- shift
- rush
- play
- ascending
- coming
- coast
- pursuit
- stream
- manoeuvre
- translation
- shifting
- flow
- haste
- rushing
- pursual
- speeding
- rise
- hurrying
- travel
- travelling
- chase
- advance
Antonyms
Etymology
- movement (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- movimentum (Latin)
3. movement
noun. ['ˈmuːvmənt'] a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something.
Synonyms
- recoil
- occurrence
- repercussion
- tectonic movement
- wave
- pedesis
- throw
- approaching
- turning
- whirl
- squeeze
- motion
- stroke
- seek
- jitter
- commotion
- periodic motion
- Brownian movement
- occurrent
- rebound
- bend
- bending
- crustal movement
- deflection
- Brownian motion
- natural event
- passage
- backlash
- deflexion
- heave
- happening
- kick
- twist
- passing
- cam stroke
- wrench
- moving ridge
- change of location
- wring
- wobble
- turn
- travel
- undulation
- periodic movement
Antonyms
Etymology
- movement (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- movimentum (Latin)
4. movement
noun. ['ˈmuːvmənt'] a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- movement (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- movimentum (Latin)
5. movement
noun. ['ˈmuːvmənt'] a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end.
Synonyms
- anti-war movement
- campaigning
- drive
- ad blitz
- war
- candidacy
- ad campaign
- gay liberation movement
- youth movement
- effort
- fund-raising campaign
- fund-raising effort
- gay lib
- candidature
- women's liberation movement
- reform
- fund-raising drive
- women's lib
- crusade
- advertising campaign
- consumerism
- campaign
- feminism
- lost cause
- feminist movement
- cause
- political campaign
- venture
- charm campaign
- youth crusade
Antonyms
Etymology
- movement (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- movimentum (Latin)
6. movement
noun. ['ˈmuːvmənt'] a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- movement (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- movimentum (Latin)
7. movement
noun. ['ˈmuːvmənt'] an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object.
Etymology
- movement (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- movimentum (Latin)
8. civil
adjective. ['ˈsɪvəl'] applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military.
Antonyms
Etymology
- civilis (Latin)
- -ilis (Latin)
9. civil
adjective. ['ˈsɪvəl'] not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- civilis (Latin)
- -ilis (Latin)