Synonyms for motivation
ˌmoʊ təˈveɪ ʃənmo·ti·va·tion

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1. motivation, motive, neednoun

   the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior

   "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives"

   Synonyms:
   indigence, need, motivating, demand, pauperization, want, motive, pauperism, motif, penury

2. motivationnoun

   the condition of being motivated

   "his motivation was at a high level"

   Synonyms:
   motive, need, motivating

3. motivation, motivatingnoun

   the act of motivating; providing incentive

   Synonyms:
   motive, need, motivating

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1. List of paraphrases for "motivation":

   motive, motivational, motivations, incentive, motivator, motivated, motivating, reasoning, reason, reasons, impetus, rationale

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1. Joe Gallop:

   There are a number of other things that can contribute [to the threat], including motivation, creativity in social engineering and propaganda, and a lack of fear of law enforcement.

2. Chris Smith:

   ( The study is) motivation to continue aiming for a zero-carbon world not long after the middle of this century, limiting temperature rise reduces the risks of irreversible damages.

3. Pat Smith:

   Once we explain to them that you can get your money when you file your taxes or you can get this money during the year to help you with your day-to-day expenses, that's the motivation right there, most of these folks are living on the edge anyway. So any little bit that's coming in monthly is going to help them.

4. Rakesh Kumar Jain:

   This study is a good motivation for people to do further work on this subject.

5. Carlos Sainz:

   Outside of the track, I think there's no point in being selfish, in being that kind of team mate. At the moment McLaren is going through a period that if Nico Rosberg start being selfish, it's just not going to help the team, the atmosphere we are living in the team right now, the positivity, the momentum, the motivation we all have... I think Lando Norris and I have realized it's for our own benefit to keep this thing going until hopefully we can make it back to the top.