MOTORS Synonyms: 177 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of motor

as in engines

a device that changes energy into mechanical motion the device was equipped with a small electrical motor to make the gears spin

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as in cars

a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels went shopping for a new automobile at Valley Motors

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motors

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verb

present tense third-person singular of motor

as in speeds

to proceed or move quickly effortlessly motored past the other runners for a first-place finish

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as in drives

to travel by a motorized vehicle motoring along the highway at the speed limit

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Recent Examples of motors

Noun

Rather than tilting the motors – as the Osprey or Valo do – its solution is to tilt the entire wings. — Omar Kardoudi june 21, New Atlas, 21 June 2026 The filter plant beneath the pool flooded, resulting in damage to motors and other equipment. — Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 2 July 2026 Under that is a skeleton made up of more than a hundred whizzing motors and cordlike artificial tendons that control Neo’s limbs. — Stephen Witt, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 Without them, modern high-performance electric motors would become much heavier and less efficient. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 28 June 2026 Those motors are powered by a battery pack—situated in the van’s floor— with a usable capacity of 115 kWh, which Mercedes says is enough for up to 435 miles on the European WLTP testing cycle. — Tim Stevens, Robb Report, 19 June 2026 The motors are powered by a 65 kWh (net; 69 kWh gross) lithium-ion battery pack, which can DC fast-charge at up to 153 kW and should take a little less than 27 minutes to go from 10 to 80 percent state of charge. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026 After several seconds in free-fall, the Pegasus XL will then ignite the first of its three-stage rocket motors, delivering LINK into orbit in about 10 minutes, according to Northrop Grumman. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 June 2026 The original Centauri Carbon surprised us by delivering the speed, reliability, and print quality typically associated with significantly more expensive CoreXY 3D printers (models with stationary motors and belt systems to move the printing element). — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 27 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for motors

Noun

For reference, most existing engines are designed for around 7 hours of total endurance.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
Firefighters used two engines to extinguish the fire, FDNY said, adding fires such as this aren’t unexpected and that’s why the agency maintains standoff distance during a fireworks show.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026

Definition of engines

Noun

Finally, more and more of these electric bicycles are going as fast as cars on streets where the speed limit is 25 or 30 mph.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
From working on cars in Ireland to preparing to tee it up alongside the world’s best at The Open, David Howard has reached his first major while taking up to 30 tablets a day.

— Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of cars

Verb

For example, in tenant onboarding, using AI to automatically auto-fill and email a 50-page PDF lease just speeds up the generation of a static, cumbersome document that still requires manual follow-ups.

— Ali Hoss, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Frequent mowing keeps clippings small, preventing smothering and speeds up decomposition for reuse.

— Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 21 June 2026

Definition of speeds

Verb

By stripping out parts and, crucially, reducing the number of unique parts, the company shortens manufacturing time, raises reliability, and drives down cost, all at once.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Fire shelters are mandatory equipment for crews who work across rugged terrain where things can change at a moment’s notice, especially when extremely dry and windy weather drives the flames, as happened last Saturday.

— Jack Dura, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of drives

Noun

The smoke from the burning vehicles contained hazardous materials commonly found in automobiles, including fuels, oils and interior components, Nunez said, although steady winds helped disperse the smoke.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026
This evolution has already occurred in sectors such as automobiles, batteries, telecommunications, and consumer electronics.

— Rainer Zitelmann, Fortune, 2 July 2026

Definition of automobiles

Verb

As is common with Enola Holmes films, zippy flashbacks and kicky montages illuminate what led up to all of this, but there’s an energy missing here, as the film races to get back into the present Maltese moment, which feels dire indeed.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 30 June 2026
Anthropic has accused the Chinese firm Alibaba of launching the largest attack yet attempting to clone Claude, as China races to match the capabilities of Anthropic’s leading model following Mythos’ release and subsequent restriction from foreign markets.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 25 June 2026