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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
| Main Entry: | motivation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ambition, inspiration |
| Synonyms: | action, actuation, angle, catalyst, desire, disposition, drive, encouragement, fire, get up and go, gimmick, goose*, hunger, impetus, impulse, impulsion, incentive, incitation, incitement, inclination, inducement, instigation, interest, kick*, motive, persuasion, predetermination, predisposition, provocation, push, reason, right stuff*, spur, stimulus, suggestion, wish |
| Antonyms: | depression, discouragement |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer
Copyright © 2008 by the Philip Lief Group.
Copyright © 2008 by the Philip Lief Group.
Synonym Collection v1.1
| Main Entry: | motivation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Synonyms: | cause, impetus, incentive, incitement, inducement, influence, stimulus |
Synonym Collection v1.1
Copyright © 2008 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.
Copyright © 2008 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | cause |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | A basis for an action or a decision. |
| Synonyms: | ground, motive, reason, spring |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | encouragement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | Something that encourages. |
| Synonyms: | inspiration, stimulation |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | stimulus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | Something that causes and encourages a given response. |
| Synonyms: | encouragement, fillip, impetus, impulse, incentive, inducement, prod, push, spur, stimulant, stimulation, stimulator |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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