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   motive

   /ˈməʊtɪv/

   noun

   • 1. a reason for doing something: "police were unable to establish a motive for his murder" Similar reasonmotivationmotivating forcerationalegroundscausebasisoccasionthinkingthe whys and whereforesobjectpurposeintentiondesignincentiveinducementimpulseincitementinfluencelureinspirationstimulusstimulationspurgoadprovocationpressurepersuasionconsideration
   • 2. a motif in art, literature, or music. Similar motifthemeideaconceptsubjecttopicleitmotiftropeelement

   adjective

   • 1. producing physical or mechanical motion: "the charge of gas is the motive force for every piston stroke"
   • 2. causing or being the reason for something: "the motive principle of a writer's work"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French motif (adjective used as a noun), from late Latin motivus, from movere ‘to move’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. motiveless adjective
   • 2. motivelessly adverb
   • 3. motivelessness noun
   • 4. motivity noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   Synonyms for MOTIVE: matter, theme, topic, motif, question, subject, content, essence; Antonyms of MOTIVE: aside, tangent, excursion, digression, parenthesis, interjection, calm, subdue.

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   Synonyms and examples. reason. I frankly don’t understand the reason for the delay. cause. Investigators have not yet determined the cause of the fire. root. We need to get to the root of her problems. ground (s) On what grounds was she dismissed? rationale. formal. What was his rationale for leaving such a good job? purpose.

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   Synonyms for MOTIVES: themes, matters, topics, motifs, questions, subjects, contents, ideas; Antonyms of MOTIVES: parentheses, excursions, tangents, asides, digressions, interjections, soothes, calms

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    Synonyms for MOTIVE: cause, motivation, incentive, reason, ground, inducement, consideration, incitement, object, purpose, impulse, stimulus, spur, aim; Antonyms for MOTIVE: deterrent, hindrance, discouragement.

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    Synonyms for MOTIVE in English: reason, motivation, cause, ground(s), design, influence, purpose, object, intention, spur, …