Synonyms for incentive
ɪnˈsɛn tɪvin·cen·tive

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1. incentivenoun

   Antonyms:
   disincentive

2. incentivenoun

   I have no incentive to do housework right now.

   Antonyms:
   disincentive

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1. incentive

   Synonyms:
   inducement, excitation, rousing, motive, stimulus, spur

   Antonyms:
   discouragement, warning, dissuasive, prohibition, deterrent

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1. incentive, inducement, motivatornoun

   a positive motivational influence

   Synonyms:
   bonus, motivator, inducement, inducing

   Antonyms:
   deterrence, disincentive

2. bonus, incentivenoun

   an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

   Synonyms:
   motivator, fillip, bonus, inducement

   Antonyms:
   deterrence, disincentive

Matched Categories

1. • Payment
   • Rational Motive

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1. incentivenoun

   Synonyms:
   incitement, inducement, stimulus, impulse, spur, provocative, goad, motive, cause, encouragement

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1. incentivenoun

   Synonyms:
   motive, spur, incitement, stimulus, inducement provocation

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1. List of paraphrases for "incentive":

   incentives, stimulus, incitement, encouragement, inducement, motivation, impetus, incitation, enticement, spur, stimulation, boost, encouraging, motive, fillip, impulse, premium

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1. Microsoft President Brad Smith:

   Right now, there is not a Chinese competitor for in the PC operating system space, is it really in the United States' economic interest to create not only an incentive, but the necessity to go create a Chinese operating system ? Because once it's created, it will compete with us around the world.

2. Ben Harburg:

   Nio essentially cannibalized their own market with the ES6, there is no incentive to buy the ES8. It's the same car with a lower price point and longer range.

3. Andrew Tuch:

   What Delaware courts are doing is reshaping the deal process, there is strong incentive now for boards to push back on investment banks.

4. Admiral Markets ' Darren Sinden:

   European stocks are still probably the best choice in a limited range of options, there's not much incentive to hold bonds, and the U.S. is at the tail-end of a bull run, so it's hard to justify putting your money there. Nevertheless, in Europe, I still have some concerns about the domestic European economic recovery.

5. Ray Attrill:

   The data was very weak and it just adds to the incentives for the Chinese side to strike a trade deal with the U.S. in the coming weeks, you could argue that the worse the numbers are the more incentive it provides to resolve the dispute.