Thesaurus:set in motion

Thesaurus

set in motion

English

Verb

(transitive)

Sense: to impart motion; to cause to move

Synonyms

• animate
• actuate
• drive
• force
• get going
• impel
• motivate
• press
• propel
• put in motion (idiomatic)
• set in motion (idiomatic)

Antonyms

• stop    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• push
• press
• shove
• thring
• thrutch
• pull    [⇒ thesaurus]
• drag    [⇒ thesaurus]
• draw
• tow
• tug
• yank
• leave    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hypernyms

• create    [⇒ thesaurus]
• move    [⇒ thesaurus]

Further reading

• “264. motion” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “276. impulse” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “set in motion” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.