motion
How many syllables in motion?
There are 2 syllables in the word motion.Divide motion into syllables:
mo · tion
How to pronounce motion:
Synonyms for motion:
action
apparent motion
apparent movement
beck
bow
bowing
curtsy
facial expression
facial gesture
flapping
flourish
flow
gesticulation
gesture
high-five
kinesics
locomotion
mobility
motility
move
movement
nod
obeisance
passage
passing
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Antonyms for motion:
absence of movement
changelessness
constancy
dawdling
deactivation
firmness
fixedness
idleness
idling
immobility
immovability
immutability
immutableness
inaction
inactivity
inertia
inertness
inflexibility
invariability
loafing
maintenance
motionlessness
nonaction
nonmovement
paralysis
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Other 2-syllable words like motion
Here are some other common words that have 2 syllables, like motion does.
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- touchstone
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- uneye
- acting
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- hiding
- pointless
- porrect
- rattle
- reason
- whopper
- adorn
- Ayman
- Bastien
- carbon
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