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incentives

NOUN

lure, inducement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

encouragement enticement impetus motivation reason stimulus

STRONG

allurement bait carrot catalyst come-on consideration determinant drive excuse exhortation goad ground impulse incitement influence insistence inspiration instigation motive persuasion provocation purpose rationale spring spur stimulant stimulation temptation urge whip

WEAK

reason why

Antonyms

STRONGEST

discouragement hindrance

STRONG

deterrent dislike prevention

WEAK

block turn-off

Example Sentences

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Scientists and scholars are susceptible to career incentives, moral fads, groupthink and fear.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

That requires better preparation, stronger incentives and professional recognition.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

I’ve always believed that if you create incentives in a system, those incentives are going to drive an outcome and a behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

For listed companies, however, the incentives still favor expansion.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

So through a complicated, haphazard, and constantly readjusted web of economic, social, and moral incentives, modern society does its best to militate against crime.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt