Definition for Incentive:

• Tending to incite; ( n.) incitement, provocation, motive. [ Latin]

Synonyms for Incentive:

• n.

  •
  • cause,
  • push.
  •bribe (noun)
  • gravy,
  • sweetener.
  •incentive (noun)
  • inducement,
  • bonus,
  • motivator.
  •lure, inducement (noun)
  • enticement,
  • allurement,
  • purpose,
  • excuse,
  • persuasion,
  • reason why,
  • insistence,
  • determinant,
  • impulse,
  • consideration,
  • influence,
  • temptation,
  • bait,
  • drive,
  • incitement,
  • spring,
  • exhortation,
  • whip,
  • rationale,
  • ground.
  •motivation (noun)
  • energy,
  • prod.
  •payment (noun)
  • reimbursement,
  • settlement,
  • disbursement,
  • reckoning,
  • bankroll,
  • expenditure,
  • fee,
  • salary,
  • installment,
  • retribution,
  • payroll,
  • discharge,
  • refund,
  • repayment.
  •reward (noun)
  • gratuity,
  • payment,
  • allowance,
  • bounty,
  • honorarium,
  • allotment,
  • treat,
  • wages,
  • award,
  • grant,
  • plum,
  • remuneration,
  • atonement,
  • gift,
  • wage,
  • stipend,
  • tip,
  • tribute,
  • compensation,
  • reward,
  • prize,
  • amends,
  • sweepstakes.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • healer,
  • upside,
  • comforter,
  • perk,
  • profit,
  • comfort,
  • virtue,
  • jackpot,
  • mileage,
  • consolation,
  • spoils,
  • pickings.
  •
  • booster,
  • seduction.
  •
  • ornament.
  •
  • card,
  • gain.
  •
  • interest,
  • plus.
  •Other relevant words:
  • exasperate,
  • initiation,
  • design,
  • prompting,
  • invitation,
  • power,
  • awakening,
  • favorable,
  • persuasive,
  • penetrating,
  • forcible,
  • bunce,
  • provocative,
  • encouraging,
  • excitatory,
  • momentum,
  • actuate,
  • enlightenment,
  • insight,
  • ambition,
  • compulsion,
  • thrust,
  • fomentation,
  • gusto,
  • stimulating,
  • excite,
  • dram,
  • intention,
  • egg on,
  • impulsive,
  • freebie,
  • inspiring,
  • bestir,
  • zeal,
  • acrid,
  • awaken,
  • titillating,
  • pressure,
  • lucky,
  • Inciting,
  • agitative,
  • cogent,
  • caustic,
  • inspirational,
  • inflammatory,
  • draw,
  • motivate,
  • incite,
  • rabble-rousing,
  • bring,
  • arouse,
  • agitate,
  • peppery,
  • buoy up,
  • kindle,
  • enthusiasm,
  • driving,
  • irritate,
  • stir up,
  • ardour,
  • pull the trigger,
  • percentage,
  • induce,
  • hot,
  • ebullience,
  • pick-me-up,
  • quicken,
  • sparkle,
  • clout,
  • Instigating,
  • motion,
  • Ankus,
  • drill core,
  • provoke,
  • pungent,
  • trigger off,
  • prompt,
  • motive power,
  • pull,
  • rowel,
  • inspire,
  • exciting cause,
  • vigour,
  • agitation,
  • activate,
  • incendiary,
  • abet,
  • spirit,
  • irritative,
  • dividend,
  • motif,
  • impellent,
  • invoke,
  • invigorate,
  • agitational,
  • incitive,
  • Fomenting,
  • galvanize,
  • sweetening,
  • eloquent,
  • attraction,
  • convincing,
  • inflammation,
  • whet,
  • revelation,
  • instigative,
  • uphold,
  • core sample,
  • premium,
  • stimulate,
  • excitation,
  • rouse,
  • urging,
  • excitement,
  • propulsion,
  • energize,
  • encourage,
  • impel,
  • passion,
  • stimulative,
  • yeast,
  • instigate,
  • conclusive,
  • godsend,
  • shot,
  • justification,
  • forceful,
  • grounds,
  • feeling,
  • come on,
  • exhilarating,
  • boost,
  • piquant,
  • exciting,
  • moment.

Paraphrases for Incentive:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    inducements.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    inducement, motivator.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    motive.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    promotional, rewarding.
  • Proper noun, singular
    offers.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    stimulant, boost, attraction, drive, interest, inspiration, catalyst, temptation, excitement, Inciting, invitation, enthusiasm.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    incentive-based, encouragement, incitement.
  • Proper noun, singular
    encouragement, incitement, motivation.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    impetus, enticement, incitation, fillip, impulse, attractiveness, instigation, encouragement, momentum, incitement, motivation, carrot, benefit.

Antonyms for Incentive:

• n.

  • lure, inducement
    turn-off, hindrance, deterrent, dislike, prevention, block, discouragement.
  • motive
    disincentive.
  • Other antonyms:
    deterrence.

Hypernym for Incentive:

• n.

  • motive
    dynamic, moral force.

Hyponym for Incentive:

• n.

  • motive
    rational motive.