Synonyms and Antonyms for motion
1. motion (n.)
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
2. motion-picture show (n.)
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
- flick
- picture show
- shot
- show
- pic
- silent movie
- subtitle
- 3-D
- coming attraction
- 3D
- shoot-'em-up
- infotainment
- movie
- short subject
- musical theater
- feature
- production
- collage film
- film
- film noir
- silent picture
- home movie
- documentary film
- picture
- product
- talkie
- final cut
- talking picture
- sequence
- slow motion
- credits
- moving-picture show
- skin flick
- caption
- cinema verite
- silents
- scene
- docudrama
- musical comedy
- three-D
- motion picture
- credit
- episode
- rough cut
- feature film
- documentary
- musical
- telefilm
- moving picture
3. motion-picture film (n.)
photographic film several hundred feet long and wound on a spool; to be used in a movie camera
4. motion (n.)
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
- bending
- change of location
- jitter
- occurrence
- commotion
- wave
- Brownian motion
- deflection
- twist
- stroke
- bend
- heave
- Brownian movement
- whirl
- natural event
- seek
- travel
- tectonic movement
- passage
- repercussion
- pedesis
- approach
- kick
- movement
- turning
- deflexion
- rebound
- periodic motion
- occurrent
- periodic movement
- recoil
- moving ridge
- squeeze
- wring
- backlash
- cam stroke
- undulation
- throw
- happening
- turn
- wrench
- crustal movement
- wobble
- passing
- approaching
5. motion (n.)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
- body English
- inclining
- quiver
- agitation
- pitch
- toss
- eurhythmy
- move
- squatting
- sweep
- jolt
- fetal movement
- saccade
- upending
- posing
- squirm
- circumduction
- eurythmics
- prostration
- kneeling
- standing
- lurch
- disturbance
- everting
- flutter
- vibration
- stretch
- reaching
- headshake
- headshaking
- rotary motion
- wriggle
- reciprocation
- motility
- adduction
- snap
- kick
- movement
- retroflection
- flicker
- foetal movement
- eurhythmics
- jerk
- opening
- jerking
- reach
- dart
- kicking
- shutting
- squat
- waver
- sitting
- abduction
- eye movement
- rotation
- wave
- retraction
- change
- inversion
- pitching
- reclining
- retroflexion
- wiggle
- flit
- eurythmy
- stroke
- straddle
- eversion
- kneel
- span
- closing
- inclination
- quivering
- gesture
6. motion (n.)
a state of change
7. motion (v.)
show, express or direct through movement
8. motion (n.)
the act of changing location from one place to another
- forward motion
- stream
- vacillation
- slippage
- move
- procession
- advancement
- pursual
- migration
- swinging
- ascension
- ascent
- rushing
- chase
- displacement
- descent
- glide
- speed
- travel
- lurch
- manoeuvre
- onward motion
- speeding
- progress
- travelling
- approach
- movement
- traveling
- maneuver
- play
- return
- hurrying
- rise
- ascending
- lunge
- shifting
- pursuit
- coming
- translation
- hurry
- crawl
- change
- advance
- rush
- progression
- shift
- coast
- flow
- slide
- haste
- swing
- following
- locomotion
- approaching
9. motion (n.)
a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
10. motion (n.)
an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
