Move

/muːv/

Synonyms for "move" (980 found)

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Closest matches (196)

Noun(31 words)

motion movement relocation activate affectaffected studentsaltered scheduleapproach to learningbackstretches bedhopbelt motioncaravans carpetbag carpetbags cart carting cartschess movecirculating climes

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connect emotionallyconstant courseconvoy couchingcourse acrosscourses creep crossover curlscurrent trendcurtseying

Verb(36 words)

travel act actuate advect affectaffect displayaffected affects airliftedbe activebetake betook blown bobsledded boughed budge budged budges budging cadenced

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caressedcause motioncauses motionchange locationchange positionchanges motioncirculate circulated circulates coasted conveyed conveys coursedcourt a rulingdecamped decamps

accomplished factaccomplishment achievement acquit act acta action activate activity actuate actuationad hoc measureadmonish advance advancing adventure advocate affect agitate alteration

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amaze anchor animate annoy answer approach arouse artartful dodgeartifice ascend assay attempt awake awaken backback upbe bear begin behave bend bias bid billetbillet atbivouac blind blink blowblow the coalsblow upbowlbreak the icebreathe bringbring beforebring forwardbring upbroach budge bunt burrow busy buttcall forthcall upcamp caper carrycarry awaycarry offcartcart awaycaution changechange placechange-over charge chicanery circle climbclose outcolonize color comecome alongcome home tocome oncome to anchorcommencecommend to attentioncommit commute compel comport conduct conspiracy contrivance contrive convertconvert into cashconvey countermove coup coursecourse of actioncover groundcrack craftcut undercute trickdealings decamp deceit deed delocalize demarche demean depart deport descend design determine device dislocate dislodge

Adjective(2 words)

careless shovecommon rock

Strong matches (294)

displace dispose disquiet disturb dive do dodge doing doings domesticate drivedrive ondrop anchordump dynamics ebb edgeeffect a saleeffort electrify

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emigrate encourage endeavor energize enjoin enkindle enrage ensconce enterprise essayestablish residenceevacuate excite exhort exist exit expedient experiment exploit expostulatefait accomplifakement fanfan the firefan the flamefarefare forthfeatfeed the firefeint fetch fire flame fling flitflood the marketflow foment force forward foster frenzy functiongain groundgalvanize gambit game ganggather headgather waygest gesticulation gesture getget aheadget alongget awayget crackingget goingget movingget offget onget overget under waygimmick givegive an impetusgive momentumgogo aheadgo alonggo aroundgo deepgo fastgo forwardgo offgo ongo roundgo sidewaysgo through onegoad going grieve grift gyrate hand handiwork hasten haul head heat heave hie hive hurry impassion impel impress improvisationin transitincense incite incline induce inflame influence infuriate inhabit inspire interest intrigue introduceissue a caveatjob jugglery jumpjury rigjury-rigjury-rigged expedientkeep housekey upkindle kinematics kinesipathy kinesis kinesitherapy kinetics knaverylast expedientlast resortlast shiftlather uplaunchlay asidelay beforeleadlead by the noseleave licklight the fuselight uplittle gamelivelive atlocate machination madden makemake a motionmake a movemake a salemake good timemake hastemake head againstmake headwaymake offmake progressmake progress againstmake stridesmake up leewaymakeshift maneuver manhandle manoeuvre march market meansmeans to an endmeasure meltmelt the heartmerchandise misbehave mobilization mobilize

Verb(27 words)

displacedisplace chairsdisplace familiesdisplace workersdisplaces driven eased emotionalize flagellated flowed gogo biological processgoes headed immigrated impress incite interchange locomote loped

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luggedmake a motionmaneuvered manipulated melted mention migrates

Noun(66 words)

displace furnituredisplaced displacement displacingdisplacing actiondogtrots dollies dolly downstream drag dragging dragsdrift toward shoredrives drove emigratingengine thrustsfandango fares ferry

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flagellate flagellatesflowing substanceflows flumesforce the matterforklifts foxtrot foxtrotsfrench déplacerfrench mouvoirfrontinggame movesgarden plantgarden plant relocationgerman bewegengesture glissadego termgreatly affectgroove hauling headhead earthward endheading headquarter heads hithouse movehulas hydrofoils impressesiot shiftitalian muoverejourney journeying journeys kayak kayaks levering mamboing maneuversmass flowmedia shiftedmigrate migrating

Adjective(6 words)

dutch schuivendynamic shifteconomic change over timegaitedkinetic producinglong move

Related words (490)

modification moor moot motion motivate motivation mountmove alongmove awaymove forwardmove onmove outmove overmove to actionmovement moving nest nudge occupied offer

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offer a resolutionon the goon the moveon the roadon the runon the wayopen upoperate operation opportunity overexciteovert actpark passpass alongpass onpassage pedal penetrate people perch performance persuade pierce piquepis allerpitch play plot ploy plunge pole populate pose postulate power practice preach predispose prefer press prevail prime procedure proceed proceeding prod production progress progressing promote prompt propel propose proposition propound provokepull outpull up stakespushput asideput forthput forwardput in motionput it toquarter quicken racket range reach recommendred herringregress relocate relocation remind remonstrate removal remove replaceres gestaeresell reside resort resource restlessness retail retrogress rise rollroll onroost rotate rouse row ruffle run running ruse rush sacrifice sadden sashay scheme second sellsell offsell on consignmentsell outsell oversell retailsell shortsell upsell wholesalesend serveset agoingset asideset astirset beforeset fire toset forthset goingset in motionset on fireset up housekeepingset up shopsettlesettle downshake upshake-up shift ship shot shove shunt side sinksit downsleight smart smite soar softensoften upsolution spark speed spin spur squat stab stall stand start staystay atsteam upstem stepstep forwardstimulate sting stirstir the bloodstir the embersstir the feelingsstir upstirring stop stopgap stratagem strategy stream strikestrike rootstrokestroke of policystrong bidstunt submit subside subsist subterfuge succeeding suggestsummon upsupersede supplant sway sweepsweep alongtactictake awaytake offtake residence attake roottake up residencetemporary expedienttempt tentative thingthing donethrill thrust time tinge tone touchtouch a chordtour de forcetrail transaction transfer translate transmit transplant transport travel treadle trialtrial and errortrick trickery troll trump trundle try turnturn into moneyturn onturn overundercut undersell undertaking unload unrest up uproot upset urge variation velocity verge wakewake upwaken wane warmwarm the bloodwarn wayfarewear downweigh withwend whackwhip onwhip upwhirl wholesale wilewily devicewithdraw workwork intowork upworkingworking hypothesisworking propositionworks

Noun(135 words)

motilitymotion adjectivemotion causemotion change conceptmotion change problemmotion changedmotion tomotion to approvemotion verbmotor relatedmouses mouvoirsmove objectmoving floemuda notch operate orbiting pace paddling

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penetrating piping pitchforking ploy ply polespolitical transition processportuguese mudarpowered by gravitypump pumping ratchet relocaterelocated seedlingrelocating reposition repositioning resettle retread rides rock rollerblade rollsromanian transferarumba schlep schlepping schleppsschool transferscows scroll scuffles scull shift shifting shifts shlep shleps shunts shuttles shuttling sidestrokes skate skateboarding skims slide slides slidingspanish mudarspeaking pacestate transitionsteps stir strategystream waterstreams stroking tactictactical maneuvertango taxi taxiing taxis tearing tide toggling touch toucher touches touchingtouching forcetouching forcestraffic transfertransfer amounttransfer to bigger pottransferring transfers transition transits translating transplanttransplant seedlingstransplantingtransplanting young planttransplantstransport network modeltransported rocktransporting transports transpose trapezestravel verbtraveling travels trekking trend trends trigger trolleys trooping trundling tug tugging tugsuniform motionva vas wag walks waltzwater flowwetland water cyclewheel turnswheeling

Adjective(8 words)

motionless stateout-of-town movequickrapid lungeroutine motionspanish moverstrategic maneuvertearjerking

Verb(57 words)

motivate mudado muovendo nosed proceed prompt propel pumpedpush a blockpush a cartrailroaded ratcheted rearrange redisplace redistribute relocaterelocate seedlingsrelocated relocates resettles

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How these synonyms differ

migrate - 'Migrate' implies long-distance movement, often seasonal or driven by necessity, birds migrate, people migrate, data migrates.
relocate - 'Relocate' is formal and usually refers to changing where someone lives or a business operates, a planned, permanent move.
shift - 'Shift' implies a lateral or gradual change in position, subtler and more controlled than a full 'move.'
transfer - 'Transfer' means moving something from one place or person to another, it implies a handoff, not just locomotion.

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

36 entries

act action advise affect alterbear onbear uponcause change conclusion control decision determination do emotion

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More specific

17 entries

drag emigrate gesture immigrate inspire lift maneuver melt ploy press pull reassignment relocation slide strategy tactic

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Collocations

12 entries

bold movehouse movemajor movemake a movemilitary movemove alongmove forwardmove housemove quicklymove the chairsmart movestrategic move

Inflections

3 entries

moved moves moving

Derivations

4 entries

movability movable movement mover

Antonyms

2 entries

stand stillstay

similar

15 entries

actuate affectcome todisplace go hit impress incite locomotemake a motionmotivate prompt propel strike travel

Translations

50 translations across 44 languages.

Arabic

1 entries

تَحَرَّكَ verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Armenian

1 entries

շարժել verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Belarusian

1 entries

ру́хаць verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Bulgarian

1 entries

ме́стя verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Catalan

1 entries

moure verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Central Kurdish

1 entries

جولاندن verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Cherokee

1 entries

ᎠᎲᎠ verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

動 /动 verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Czech

1 entries

pohnout verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Danish

1 entries

trække verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Estonian

1 entries

käima verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Farefare

2 entries

bike verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)
teem verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Finnish

1 entries

siirtää verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

French

1 entries

bouger verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Friulian

1 entries

movi verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

German

1 entries

bewegen verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Hebrew

1 entries

הֵזִיז verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Hungarian

1 entries

lép verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Icelandic

1 entries

færa verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Italian

2 entries

muovere verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)
spostare verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Japanese

1 entries

動かす verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Khmer

1 entries

ផ្លាស់ប្ដូរ verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Korean

1 entries

이동시키다 verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Lingala

1 entries

koningisa verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Lombard

1 entries

mœuv verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Moore

1 entries

toeem zĩlga verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Māori

1 entries

mū verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Norman

1 entries

bouogi verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

flytte verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

flytta verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Polish

2 entries

poruszyć się verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)
ruszyć się verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Portuguese

1 entries

mover verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Romanian

2 entries

mișca verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)
muta verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Russian

1 entries

дви́гать verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

gluais verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Spanish

1 entries

mover verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Swahili

1 entries

peleka verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Swedish

1 entries

flytta verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Tamil

1 entries

நகர் verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Telugu

1 entries

నప్పు verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Thai

1 entries

เดิน verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Ukrainian

1 entries

ру́хати verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Yiddish

1 entries

באַוועגן verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Zazaki

3 entries

herun vırnayen verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)
lunayen verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)
vırnayen verb ((transitive) to change the place of something)

Sample sentences

59 total sentences available.

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It's your move.

Source: tatoeba (16925)

Don't you move from here.

Source: tatoeba (17694)

Move over a little if you please.

Source: tatoeba (19162)

I move that the meeting adjourn.

Source: tatoeba (19779)

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