moving
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
in motion
a constantly moving crowd
Related & opposite
- mobile also see
- unmoving antonym
- motion attribute
- afootp similar to
- ahorsep similar to
- oncoming similar to
- self-propelled similar to
- awheel similar to
- blown similar to
- flying similar to
- aflare similar to
- kinetic similar to
- mobile similar to
- restless similar to
- wriggling similar to
- vibratory similar to
Sense 2 adjective
arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion
she laid her case of destitution before him in a very moving letter
Related & opposite
- emotional also see
- impressive also see
- stimulating also see
- unmoving antonym
- touching similar to
- haunting similar to
- heartwarming similar to
- soul-stirring similar to
Sense 3 adjective
used of a series of photographs presented so as to create the illusion of motion
Her ambition was to be in moving pictures or `the movies'
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | mobile |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | unmoving |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | motion |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | afootp |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | ahorsep |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | oncoming |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | self-propelled |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | awheel |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | blown |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | flying |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | aflare |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | kinetic |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | mobile |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | restless |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | wriggling |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | vibratory |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | emotional |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | impressive |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | stimulating |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | unmoving |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | touching |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | haunting |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | heartwarming |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | soul-stirring |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | still |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | animated |