- motive
- n1. motivation, incentive, inducement, Inf. what turns [s.o.] on, Inf. what makes [s.o.] tick; incitement, stimulus, spur, goad, urge, prod; persuasion, encouragement, inspiration; power, pressure, thrust, push, impulse, reason, ground, cause, basis, what's behind something; occasion, angle, consideration; enticement, lure, attraction.2. intent, intention, purpose, object, objective; goal, aim, end, target; ambition, wish, desire, plan.adj3. kinetic, mobile, moveable, operative; moving, driving, impelling, stimulating, dynamic, active.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.