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. Anthony Fauci:

   Otherwise once you lose the confidence of people, they don't believe what you're saying or they believe you're holding things back or they believe there's a political motivation to things.

2. Maryan Zablotskyy:

   Russians have little motivation to advance and often flee when shot at, ours have families behind them and stand their ground.

3. Thomas Leonard:

   Motivation is an external, temporary high that PUSHES you forward. Inspiration is a sustainable internal glow which PULLS you forward.

4. Mariana Fulger:

   The soul sickens and heals the body, if it has sufficient existential motivation.

5. Mark Roberts:

   Unfortunately none of the eggs were viable, so with the Andeans in full parenting mode we gave them Chilean chicks to bring up as their own, it’s great motivation and enriching for the birds.