moved

Meanings

Verb

• change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  • "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"
• cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  • "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
• move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
  • "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
• change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
  • "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"
  • "The basketball player moved from one team to another"
• follow a procedure or take a course
• be in a state of action
• go or proceed from one point to another
  • "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
• perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
• have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
• give an incentive for action
  • "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
• arouse sympathy or compassion in
  • "Her fate moved us all"
• 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

Adjective

• being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
  • "too moved to speak"

Synonyms

act, actuate, affect, affected, be active, displace, go, impress, incite, locomote, make a motion, motivate, move, proceed, prompt, propel, run, stirred, strike, touched, travel

Antonyms

refrain, rest, stand still, stay, stay in place, unmoved