RELOCATION Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word relocation. (close relations)
Definition of RELOCATION
Best Alternative Words for RELOCATION
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| 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 | ||||||||
| removal | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of removing • dismissal from office | ||||||||
| resettlement | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind) | ||||||||
| change | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another • a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event • the action of changing something • the result of alteration or modification • the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due • a thing that is different • a different or fresh set of clothes • coins of small denomination regarded collectively • money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency • a difference that is usually pleasant verb • cause to change; make different; cause a transformation • undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature • become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence • lay aside, abandon, or leave for another • change clothes; put on different clothes • exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category • give to, and receive from, one another • change from one vehicle or transportation line to another • become deeper in tone • remove or replace the coverings of | ||||||||
| conveyance | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • document effecting a property transfer • the transmission of information • something that serves as a means of transportation • act of transferring property title from one person to another • the act of moving something from one location to another | ||||||||
| displacement | nounn | |||||||
noun • act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics • an event in which something is displaced without rotation • the act of uniform movement • (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one • to move something from its natural environment • act of removing from office or employment | ||||||||
| migration | nounn | |||||||
noun • the movement of persons from one country or locality to another • a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period) • (chemistry) the nonrandom movement of an atom or radical from one place to another within a molecule • the periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding | ||||||||
| shifting | verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of moving from one place to another adjective satellite • continuously varying • changing position or direction • (of soil) unstable | ||||||||
| transfer | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of moving something from one location to another • someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another • the act of transferring something from one form to another • a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances • application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation • transferring ownership verb • transfer somebody to a different position or location of work • move from one place to another • lift and reset in another soil or situation • move around • cause to change ownership • change from one vehicle or transportation line to another • send from one person or place to another • shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes • transfer from one place or period to another | ||||||||
| transference | nounn | |||||||
noun • (psychoanalysis) the process whereby emotions are passed on or displaced from one person to another; during psychoanalysis the displacement of feelings toward others (usually the parents) is onto the analyst • transferring ownership • the act of transferring something from one form to another | ||||||||
| transportation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods • the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966 • the act of moving something from one location to another • the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance • the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials • the act of expelling a person from their native land | ||||||||
