movement

noun

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There are 2 syllables in the word movement.

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move · ment

How to pronounce movement:

Definition of movement:

movement (noun):: the act or process of moving; change of place or position or posture; a group of people with a common ideology; a particular instance or manner of moving; a change of position that does not entail a change of location.

Synonyms for movement:

abduction

adduction

agitation

apparent motion

apparent movement

body english

bowel movement

camp

campaign

cause

change

circumduction

closing

crusade

dart

disturbance

drift

drive

effort

eurhythmics

eurhythmy

eurythmics

eurythmy

eversion

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Antonyms for movement:

absence of movement

deactivation

dormancy

idleness

immobility

immovability

inaction

inactivity

indolence

inertness

inflexibility

laziness

maintenance

motionlessness

nonmovement

otiosity

paralysis

quiescence

rigidity

sameness

stagnation

stasis

stiffness

still

stillness

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