Definition for Motivation:

• The purpose driving an entity to do what is does. To exert persistent effort in attaining a goal, internal and external factors trigger desire and energy in people to continually be interested in and committed to a job, role, or subject.

Synonyms for Motivation:

• n.

  •
  • interest,
  • spice,
  • absorption.
  •
  • point,
  • in justification of something,
  • excuse.
  •
  • spring,
  • start,
  • ground.
  •aid (noun)
  • aid,
  • assistance,
  • avail,
  • agency,
  • benefit,
  • Mothering,
  • relief,
  • sustenance,
  • service,
  • ministration,
  • facilitation,
  • endowment,
  • support,
  • help,
  • attendant.
  •ambition, inspiration (noun)
  • gimmick,
  • action,
  • disposition,
  • inducement,
  • persuasion,
  • push,
  • right stuff,
  • angle,
  • kick,
  • actuation,
  • predetermination,
  • predisposition,
  • goose,
  • get up and go,
  • suggestion,
  • instigation,
  • hunger,
  • inclination,
  • wish,
  • fire,
  • desire,
  • incitement.
  •ax to grind (noun)
  • ax grind,
  • driving forces,
  • ax-grind,
  • score settle.
  •catalyst (noun)
  • adjuvants,
  • synergists,
  • radical stimulu,
  • wave makers.
  •cause (noun)
  • causation,
  • determinant,
  • determinants,
  • origins,
  • prime mover,
  • mainspring,
  • mainsprings,
  • maker,
  • Causations.
  •compulsion (noun)
  • compulsion,
  • stimulation,
  • duress,
  • obligation,
  • propulsion,
  • urge,
  • intimidation,
  • coercion.
  •drive (noun)
  • impellents,
  • what it take,
  • what take,
  • fire belly,
  • what takes.
  •excitement (noun)
  • melodrama,
  • wildness,
  • TODO,
  • to do,
  • excitation,
  • melodramas.
  •get-up-and-go (noun)
  • Vitalis,
  • Vitali.
  •goad (noun)
  • de sire,
  • de-sire,
  • de sires,
  • de-sires.
  •pick-me-up (noun)
  • energizer,
  • tonic,
  • spark pulg,
  • shot in the arm,
  • energizers,
  • Reviver,
  • restoratives,
  • revivers,
  • uppers.
  •provocation (noun)
  • in-dignities,
  • in-jury,
  • pro vocation,
  • in dignities,
  • provokings,
  • vexings,
  • irkings,
  • pro-vocation,
  • in juries,
  • pro vocations,
  • pro-vocations,
  • in jury.
  •rationale (noun)
  • ex-position,
  • ex-positions,
  • hypo-thesis,
  • big ideas,
  • song dance,
  • whyfors,
  • why wherefore,
  • the whole ideas,
  • why wherefores,
  • why and wherefores,
  • whatfors,
  • the big ideas,
  • raison detre,
  • whole ideas,
  • hypo thesis.
  •reason (noun)
  • wherefores.
  •spirit (noun)
  • out-looks,
  • sub-stances,
  • sub-stance,
  • sub stance,
  • re solves,
  • out look,
  • re-solves,
  • out looks,
  • re-solve,
  • out-look,
  • vital sparks,
  • re-solution,
  • re solve,
  • frame mind,
  • re-solutions,
  • re solutions,
  • sub stances.
  •spur (noun)
  • turnon,
  • turnons,
  • turn ons.
  •state (noun)
  • motivation.
  •stimulant (noun)
  • pick-me-up.
  •stimulus (noun)
  • eyeopeners,
  • piquings,
  • eyeopener.
  •tops (noun)
  • need.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • love affair,
  • backbone,
  • justification,
  • vigor,
  • perseverance,
  • dynamism,
  • rush,
  • warrant,
  • fixation,
  • staying power,
  • ambition,
  • mitigation,
  • fascination,
  • calling,
  • persistence,
  • involvement,
  • stamina,
  • pretext,
  • perversity,
  • monomania,
  • ulterior motive,
  • passion,
  • tenacity,
  • open invitation,
  • the law of the jungle,
  • renaissance,
  • public interest,
  • vested interest,
  • mettle,
  • notion,
  • moxie.
  •
  • basis,
  • cop out,
  • megalomania,
  • fix on,
  • alibi,
  • grit.
  •
  • aspiration,
  • resolve,
  • determination,
  • fight,
  • fillip,
  • will,
  • end,
  • apology.
  •
  • direction,
  • get out,
  • resolution,
  • commitment,
  • story.
  •
  • sense.
  •
  • out.
  •
  • call.

Paraphrases for Motivation:

• Equivalence

  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    motivations.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    considerations.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    explanation, mobilization, mobilisation, commitment, moving, objective.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    motivates.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    preferences, motivational, drivers, motivated, incentive, Incentives, rationale, inspiration.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    motive, motivator, impetus, enthusiasm, encouragement, morale, passion, stimulation, momentum, purpose, stimulus, intention, inducement, motif, intent, dedication, drive, argument, incentive, desire, dynamism, determination, rationale, impulse, incitement, driver, interest, inspiration, thrust, initiative.

Antonyms for Motivation:

• n.

  • ambition, inspiration
    deterrent, dislike, hatred, discouragement, hindrance, block, hate, prevention, dullness, depression.

Motivation Sentence Examples:

• They are parts of a social system of motivation and control.

Homophones for Motivation:

• mean deviation.

Hypernym for Motivation:

• n.

  • tops
    irrational motive, ethics, morality, ethical motive, morals, mental energy, urge, impulse, life, rational motive, psychic energy.

Hyponym for Motivation:

• n.

  • state
    condition, status.
  • tops
    psychological feature.