Collocations for movement - noun

big
little, slight, small, tiny
The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement.

quick, rapid, swift
gentle, slow
fluid, graceful, smooth
She mounted the horse in one fluid movement.

easy
The refrigerator unit has rubber wheels for easy movement.

jerky
sudden
deft
controlled
free
the free movement of goods across borders

involuntary
random
constant, continuous
repetitive
rhythmic
backward, downward, forward, lateral, rearward (esp. AmE), rotational, sideways, upward
bodily, body
eye, hand, etc.
dance
currency, price
currency movements in the foreign exchange markets

troop
pincer
The army surrounded the town in a pincer movement.

execute (formal), make, perform, produce
He made a slight movement with his right hand.
Hydraulic jacks under the machine produce the movement.

initiate
The brain is necessary to initiate movement and control balance.

allow
clothing that allows easy movement

control, coordinate, direct
As infants grow they become better able to direct their own movements.

govern, regulate
regulations governing the movement of hazardous waste

facilitate, promote
an attempt to facilitate the movement of workers across national borders

hinder, impede, inhibit, limit, restrict
slow
Blood loss and fatigue slowed their movements.

halt, stop
prevent
The striking farmers threatened to prevent the movement of goods across the country.

protest (AmE)
She winced as her muscles protested every movement.

sense
She sensed a movement in the dark beneath the stairs.

notice, spot
detect
Sensors detect movement or changes in temperature.

monitor, track
They are monitoring the movement of animals in and out of the country.

measure
copy, imitate, mimic
reverse

occur
Some movement in the building will occur as it settles into the subsoil.

catch your eye
A movement caught his eye in the tangled undergrowth.

startle sb
cause sth
Any slight movement caused a sharp pain in his arm.

slow
cease

pattern

in a movement
She kicked down the door in one swift movement.

movement away from, movement from
movement from one level to the next

movement to, movement towards/toward (figurative)
Recently there's been a movement (= a change in attitude) away from processed food towards/toward fresh food.

the direction of movement, the rate of movement, the speed of movement
freedom of movement
The decree allowed freedom of movement for all citizens.

the movement of capital, the movement of goods, the movement of labour/labor
a sense of movement (figurative)
His music has a real sense of movement.

troop

follow, observe, study, watch
The police are watching the suspect's movements very closely.

trace
The police have traced her movements to the time of her death.

synchronize

radical
mass, popular, populist
burgeoning, growing, nascent
organized
The country has a well-organized consumer movement.

international, national
artistic, literary
avant-garde
Modern, Romantic, etc.
Both architects were part of the Modern Movement.

environmental, political, religious, social
feminist, women's
protest
anti-globalization, anti-nuclear, anti-war, etc.
peace
abolitionist
temperance
anti-abortion, pro-life
pro-choice
reform
civil rights, gay rights, human rights, suffrage
independence, liberation, opposition, resistance, revolutionary, secessionist, separatist
guerrilla
militant
conservative, democracy, democratic, fascist, nationalist, pro-democracy, socialist
labour/labor, trade-union (BrE)
consumer, student, working-class, youth, etc.
grass-roots
ecumenical, evangelical, fundamentalist, Islamic, Islamist, Zionist, etc.

create, establish, found, launch, set up, start, start up
She started a movement for agricultural reform.

orchestrate, organize
join
embrace, support
promote
oppose
be involved in, be part of
lead, spearhead
direct
a protest movement directed against exploitative trade practices

spark
Ethical concerns can spark a mass movement.

drive, energize, fuel
the optimism which fuels the environmental movement

galvanize, strengthen
influence
the philosophical writers who have influenced the movement

suppress

arise, begin, emerge (out of sth), spring up
The movement emerged out of concern for human rights abuses.

develop, gain strength, gather momentum, grow
The movement gained strength during the 1970s.

peak, reach a peak
The student movement reached its peak in 1968.

succeed
be aimed at doing sth, focus on sth, seek sth
challenge sth

movement against
a mass movement against the dictatorship

movement for
He launched a movement for children's rights.

the leader of a movement, a member of a movement
the rise of a movement
the rise of the peace movement in the US

first, opening
second, etc.
final, last
the last movement of Brahms's fourth symphony

slow

perform, play

in a movement
There is a cello solo in the second movement.

in … movements
a symphony in five movements