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motivations

NOUN

ambition, inspiration

Synonyms

STRONGEST

catalyst desire encouragement impetus impulse incentive inclination interest motive reason wish

STRONG

action actuation angle disposition drive fire gimmick goose hunger impulsion incitation incitement inducement instigation kick persuasion predetermination predisposition provocation push spur stimulus suggestion

WEAK

get up and go right stuff

Antonyms

STRONGEST

block deterrent discouragement dislike hate hatred hindrance

STRONG

dullness prevention

WEAK

depression

Example Sentences

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We do not yet fully understand the suspect’s motivations, but we have strong indications.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026

In a recent interview Lance Dodes, a retired assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, told journalist Ian Masters that Trump’s motivations are not complex.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

There are other more recent motivations behind gold’s fall, however.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

The antics of the “bewitched” girls are so clearly feigned that the audience can recognize the corrupt motivations of the powerful people who are feeding the frenzy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

But now the motivations behind these things are getting less and less easy to understand.

From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones