motive

  • 71motive — Synonyms and related words: activating, active, actuating, aim, ambition, angle, animating, animus, antecedent, argument, aspiration, attraction, basis, burden, case, causal, causative, cause, chapter, compelling, concern, consideration, counsel …

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  • 72motive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. motivation, reason, ground, cause; purpose, design; occasion; principle, mainspring, keystone; intention, inducement, consideration, attraction; temptation, enticement; bewitchment, spell,… …

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  • 73motive — mo·tive || məʊtɪv n. something that causes a person to act, cause, incentive, purpose, intention; motif adj. of motion, of reason or cause; inspiring to action …

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  • 74motive n — locomotive n …

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  • 75motive — n. 1. Inducement, incentive, impulse, incitement, stimulus, spur, prompting, influence, reason, ground, consideration, cause, occasion, prime mover, why and wherefore. 2. (Mus.) Theme, subject, melody, motivo …

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  • 76motive — n 1. motivation, incentive, inducement, Inf. what turns [s.o.] on, Inf. what makes [s.o.] tick; incitement, stimulus, spur, goad, urge, prod; persuasion, encouragement, inspiration; power, pressure, thrust, push, impulse, reason, ground, cause,… …

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  • 77motive — mo·tive …

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  • 78motive — noun Syn: reason, motivation, motivating force, rationale, grounds, cause, basis …

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  • 79motive —   Kumu …

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  • 80motive — / məυtɪv/ noun something that forces someone to take a particular action …

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