Motive - synonyms

Total 135 synonym synonyms found for motive.

activating

active

actuating

aim

ambition

angle

animating

animus

antecedent

argument

aspiration

attraction

basis

burden

case

causal

causative

cause

chapter

compelling

concern

consideration

counsel

desideration

desideratum

design

desire

determinant

determination

device

directive

driving

effect

emotion

end

enticement

essence

feeling

figure

fixed purpose

focus of attention

focus of interest

function

gist

goad

goal

grounds

head

heading

idea

impellent

impelling

impulsive

in motion

incentive

incitement

inducement

inducive

influence

intendment

intent

intention

issue

kinetic

leitmotiv

living issue

lure

main point

matter

matter in hand

meaning

meat

mind

mobile

motif

motile

motivating

motivating force

motivation

motivational

motor

moving

nisus

object

objective

operative

passion

pattern

phrase

plan

point

point at issue

point in question

pressing

problem

prod

project

propellant

propelling

proposal

propulsive

propulsory

prospectus

pulsive

purpose

pushing

question

rationale

reason

resolution

resolve

rubric

sake

shoving

spring

spur

stimulation

stimulus

stirring

striving

study

subject

subject matter

subject of thought

substance

text

theme

thrusting

topic

transitional

traveling

urge

urgent

view

will