1. (noun) motivation, motive, need
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
Synonyms: indigence, need, motivating, demand, pauperization, want, motive, motivation, pauperism, motif, penury
Antonyms: noncausal, noncausative
2. (noun) motif, motive
a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
Synonyms: motivation, motive, motif, need, theme
Antonyms: noncausal, noncausative
3. (adj) motif, motive
a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
Synonyms: motivation, motive, motif, need, theme
Antonyms: noncausal, noncausative
4. (adj) motive(a), motor
causing or able to cause motion
Antonyms: noncausative, noncausal
5. (adj) motivative(a), motive(a), motivating
impelling to action
Antonyms: noncausal, noncausative
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