Antonyms for motivation
ˌmoʊ təˈveɪ ʃənmo·ti·va·tion

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1. motivation, motive, neednoun

   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

   "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives"

   Synonyms:
   indigence, need, motivating, demand, pauperization, want, motive, pauperism, motif, penury

2. motivationnoun

   the condition of being motivated

   "his motivation was at a high level"

   Synonyms:
   motive, need, motivating

3. motivation, motivatingnoun

   the act of motivating; providing incentive

   Synonyms:
   motive, need, motivating

How to use motivation in a sentence?

1. Philip Emma:

   Even if they emerge from bankruptcy as a going concern, they have a pretty insurmountable retail problem, the desire to control the real estate was Eddie Lampert motivation through this long slide. If there's any reason Eddie Lampert is still involved in this, it's the value is in the real estate, with a footprint you can't easily replicate for a variety of reasons.

2. Stephen Gillers:

   Even if a decision to file a complaint has a political motivation in part, nonetheless the conduct may warrant discipline.

3. Vladimir Chuprov from Greenpeace:

   Unless oil companies start paying in full, they don't have the motivation to prevent spills.

4. David McQueen:

   The motivation for subscribers to upgrade smartphones has been a problem over the past few years with most flagships having very little differentiation with their predecessors.

5. Josh Geltzer:

   But does it appear suspicious given the damning nature of what was withheld, and the current government's obvious motivation for withholding it.

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