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MOTIONED Synonyms

There are 17 synonyms of the word motioned. (exact relations)
There are 11 hypernyms of the word motioned. (close relations)
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motionmotioning

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directed
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• (often used in combination) having a specified direction

• manageable by a supervising agent

pointed
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• having a point

adjective satellite

• direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant

signed
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• having a handwritten signature

adjective satellite

• used of the language of the deaf

beckoned
verbv
verb

• signal with the hands or nod

• appear inviting

• summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture

flagged
verb, nounv, n
noun

• emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

• a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.

• plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals

• a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device

• flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green

• stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones

• a conspicuously marked or shaped tail

verb

• communicate or signal with a flag

• provide with a flag

• droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

• decorate with flags

• become less intense

gestured
verbv
noun

• motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling

• the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

• something done as an indication of intention

verb

• show, express or direct through movement

indicated
verbv
verb

• be a signal for or a symptom of

• indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

• to state or express briefly

• give evidence of

• suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine

signaled
verbv
verb

• To indicate; to convey or communicate by a signal.

• To communicate with (a person or system) by a signal.

waved
verbv
noun

• one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

• a member of the women's reserve of the United States Navy; originally organized during World War II but now no longer a separate branch

• a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon

• (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth

• something that rises rapidly

• the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

• a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair

• an undulating curve

• a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)

verb

• signal with the hands or nod

• move or swing back and forth

• move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

• twist or roll into coils or ringlets

• set waves in

movement
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a change of position that does not entail a change of location

• the act of changing location from one place to another

• a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

• a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals

• a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata

• a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

• an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object

• a euphemism for defecation

• a general tendency to change (as of opinion)

• the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock)

• the act of changing the location of something

gesture
verb, nounv, n
noun

• motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling

• the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

• something done as an indication of intention

verb

• show, express or direct through movement

move
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of deciding to do something

• the act of changing your residence or place of business

• a change of position that does not entail a change of location

• the act of changing location from one place to another

• (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game

verb

• change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

• cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

• move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion

• change residence, affiliation, or place of employment

• follow a procedure or take a course

• be in a state of action

• go or proceed from one point to another

• perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

• have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

• give an incentive for action

• arouse sympathy or compassion in

• dispose of by selling

• progress by being changed

• live one's life in a specified environment

• have a turn; make one's move in a game

• propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting

gesticulate
verbv
verb

• show, express or direct through movement

motility
nounn
noun

• ability to move spontaneously and independently

• a change of position that does not entail a change of location

question
nounn
noun

• an instance of questioning

• the subject matter at issue

• a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply

• uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something

• a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote

• an informal reference to a marriage proposal

verb

• challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

• pose a series of questions to

• pose a question

• conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting

• place in doubt or express doubtful speculation

apparent motion
nounn
noun

• an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object

apparent movement
noun

• an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object

Best Hypernyms For MOTIONED

Here is a list of related hypernyms for motioned, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (8)
change communicate happening intercommunicate occurrence occurrent proposal state
Phrases (3)
natural eventoptical illusionvisual communication

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