Synonyms 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

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1. List of paraphrases for "motivation":

   motive, motivational, motivations, incentive, motivator, motivated, motivating, reasoning, reason, reasons, impetus, rationale

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1. Oliver Plunkett:

   Part of our motivation for renewing the search was to try to provide some answers to those affected. It is therefore with a heavy heart that we end our current search without having achieved that aim.

2. Greg Fuzesi:

   (Thursday's) meeting will be important in assessing whether the aim of reconsidering the inflation target has retained the dovish motivation focus that Draghi had tried to give it.

3. Jerome Powell:

   My only motivation is to do the right thing for the economy and the American people, the situation calls for patience, I think it does. That stance of policy is appropriate. We see these uncertainties. We see a time where we have the luxury of being able to wait.

4. Atman Balakrishnan:

   My father and my hard work are my biggest motivation, i've done a lot of hard work and I would love to see it pay off.

5. Nathan Law:

   The Taiwan election is a motivation for us to keep moving towards the goal of democracy, (In Hong Kong) many politicians, including the chief executive, are not elected by us. It's really depressing.