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Synonyms of move

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Another word for move is position. Other synonyms of move are transfer, travel, relocate, budge and stir.

Synonyms and similar words for move

verbTo change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.

  • shiftTo move from one place to another; to redistribute.
  • stirTo incite to action.
  • adjust
  • disrupt
  • disturb
  • place
  • positionTo put into place.
  • put
  • relocateTo move (something) from one place to another.
  • repositionTo put into a new position.
  • setTo begin to move; to go forth.
  • station
  • transferTo move or pass from one place, person or thing to another.
  • transposeTo move (a term) from one side of an algebraic equation to the other, reversing the sign of the term.

verbTo act; to take action; to begin to act.

  • get movingTo start hurrying to undertake a task.
  • take actionTo act; to act positively and decisively to resolve a problem.

verbTo change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and live at...

  • flitTo move about rapidly and nimbly.
  • move houseTo change one's place of residence.
  • removeTo move from one place to another, especially to take away.

verbTo cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or...

  • driveTo cause (a mechanism) to operate.
  • impelTo urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation.
  • propelTo provide an impetus for motion or physical action; to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive or push forward.

verbTo excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or...

  • enticeTo lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
  • induceTo cause, bring about, lead to.
  • inveigle
  • persuade
  • swayTo move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.

verbTo arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion, to excite...

  • affectTo move to emotion.
  • exciteTo stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement.
  • touchTo deal with in speech or writing; to mention briefly, to allude to.
  • trouble

verbTo mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a complaint).

verbTo incite, urge (someone to do something); to solicit (someone for or of an issue); to make a...

  • motivateTo provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage; to actuate.
  • provokeTo bring about a reaction.
  • actuateTo incite to action; to motivate.
  • goose
  • fuel
  • light a fire underTo motivate or encourage (someone) to start sooner or move faster.
  • sendTo get one going; move to excitement or rapture; to delight or thrill.
  • sting
  • bring aboutTo cause to take place.
  • drawTo attract or provoke (a particular reaction or response) from someone.
  • encourageTo mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
  • egg onTo encourage or coax (a person) to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.
  • engenderTo bring into existence (a situation, quality, result etc.); to give rise to, cause, create.
  • evokeTo elicit a response.
  • fomentTo incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.
  • goadTo incite or provoke.
  • ignite figurativelyTo spark off (something), to trigger.
  • incite
  • inflame figurativelyTo excite or intensify (a feeling, such as an appetite or passion), especially to an excessive or unnatural level.
  • instigate
  • invokeTo bring about as an inevitable consequence.
  • lash
  • motiveTo prompt or incite by a motive or motives; to move.
  • obligate
  • oblige
  • pushTo continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action.
  • promoteTo encourage, urge or incite.
  • promptTo initiate; to cause or lead to.
  • rouseTo provoke (someone) to react (for example, in anger or annoyance); to spur; also, to annoy, to tease.
  • set offTo begin; to cause; to initiate.
  • spark offTo initiate something by providing the necessary conditions.
  • spurTo urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object.
  • spur onTo spur or urge (someone) to do something.
  • stimulateTo encourage into action.
  • stir upTo arouse or excite (passion or action, etc.).
  • stoke figuratively
  • temptTo provoke something; to court.
  • urgeTo put mental pressure on; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
  • whip upTo arouse or excite.
  • abet obsoleteTo urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable.
  • cheer obsoleteTo encourage to do something.
  • grill Scotland, USTo make angry; provoke; offend, incite.
  • whet obsoleteTo inculcate or teach (habits, information, etc.).

nounThe event of changing one's residence.

nounThe act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules of the...

  • playAn action carried out when it is one's turn to play.

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Meaning of move

  1. verb To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
  2. verb To act; to take action; to begin to act.
  3. verb To change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and live at another place; similarly to change the location of another establishment such as a business. See also move out and move in.

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Questions about synonyms of move

What is another word for move?
Move has 87 synonyms on Word.ws, such as position, transfer, travel, relocate, budge, stir, remove and transpose.
What does move mean?
Move means to change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: move (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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