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1. motive (a)

7 synonyms
# Word Frequency Likes Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. acting 66.1 6 letters 58 synonyms
2. active 85.1 6 letters 104 synonyms
3. alive 57.5 5 letters 61 synonym
4. dynamic 20.4 7 letters 36 synonyms
5. living 200 6 letters 60 synonyms
6. mobile 70.8 6 letters 53 synonyms
7. operative 7.24 9 letters 59 synonyms

2. motive (Noun)

68 synonyms
# Word Frequency Likes Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. account 162 7 letters 197 synonyms
2. aim 32.4 3 letters 86 synonyms
3. allegation 3.16 10 letters 37 synonyms
4. antecedent 0.4 10 letters 60 synonyms
5. appetite 7.41 8 letters 32 synonyms
6. base 112 4 letters 247 synonyms
7. basis 64.6 5 letters 62 synonyms
8. cause 224 5 letters 113 synonyms
9. composition 21.4 11 letters 132 synonyms
10. consideration 19.1 13 letters 132 synonyms
11. craving 3.63 7 letters 44 synonyms
12. design 148 6 letters 196 synonyms
13. desire 40.7 6 letters 120 synonyms
14. device 46.8 6 letters 74 synonyms
15. drive 135 5 letters 214 synonyms
16. effort 83.2 6 letters 57 synonyms
17. end 479 3 letters 191 synonym
18. energy 170 6 letters 79 synonyms
19. excuse 36.3 6 letters 106 synonyms
20. factoren.synonym.one 46.8 6 letters 55 synonyms
21. figure 117 6 letters 144 synonyms
22. footing 3.16 7 letters 42 synonyms
23. foundation 64.6 10 letters 97 synonyms
24. goal 115 4 letters 33 synonyms
25. ground 141 6 letters 117 synonyms
26. grounds 26.9 7 letters 91 synonym
27. hope 275 4 letters 73 synonyms
28. impetus 1.86 7 letters 43 synonyms
29. impulse 5.25 7 letters 51 synonym
30. incentive 9.33 9 letters 23 synonyms
31. inducement 0.34 10 letters 29 synonyms
32. inspiration 25.7 11 letters 33 synonyms
33. intent 19.1 6 letters 94 synonyms
34. intention 21.4 9 letters 59 synonyms
35. leitmotif 0.11 9 letters 9 synonyms
36. longing 3.16 7 letters 46 synonyms
37. maintenance 35.5 11 letters 48 synonyms
38. moment 174 6 letters 50 synonyms
39. motif 2.51 5 letters 25 synonyms
40. motivation 16.6 10 letters 27 synonyms
41. need 933 4 letters 74 synonyms
42. object 36.3 6 letters 77 synonyms
43. objective 22.9 9 letters 79 synonyms
44. occasion 24 8 letters 95 synonyms
45. origin 35.5 6 letters 80 synonyms
46. ostentation 0.13 11 letters 31 synonym
47. pattern 36.3 7 letters 110 synonyms
48. point 347 5 letters 189 synonyms
49. premise 6.61 7 letters 42 synonyms
50. pressureen.synonym.one 102 8 letters 105 synonyms
51. pretension 0.22 10 letters 72 synonyms
52. principle 21.9 9 letters 61 synonym
53. purpose 75.9 7 letters 101 synonym
54. rationale 3.39 9 letters 29 synonyms
55. reason 209 6 letters 146 synonyms
56. result 151 6 letters 98 synonyms
57. root 25.7 4 letters 147 synonyms
58. sake 25.1 4 letters 15 synonyms
59. score 67.6 5 letters 120 synonyms
60. source 141 6 letters 75 synonyms
61. style 129 5 letters 111 synonyms
62. subject matter 66.1 13 letters 16 synonyms
63. theme 41.7 5 letters 68 synonyms
64. topic 30.9 5 letters 29 synonyms
65. urge 12.9 4 letters 133 synonyms
66. vigour 0.74 6 letters 74 synonyms
67. will 2820 4 letters 72 synonyms
68. yearning 1.74 8 letters 56 synonyms
3 definitions
motive (Noun) —   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 behaviour 1 example
1. ex. "he acted with the best of motives"
motive (Noun) —   A theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
motive (Noun) —   A design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colours, as in architecture or decoration
8 types of
# Word Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. design 6 letters 196 synonyms
2. figure 6 letters 144 synonyms
3. idea 4 letters 86 synonyms
4. melodic theme 12 letters 3 synonyms
5. musical theme 12 letters 3 synonyms
6. pattern 7 letters 110 synonyms
7. psychological feature 20 letters 0 synonyms
8. theme 5 letters 68 synonyms
13 types
# Word Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. ethical motive 13 letters 3 synonyms
2. ethics 6 letters 8 synonyms
3. impulse 7 letters 51 synonym
4. irrational motive 16 letters 0 synonyms
5. life 4 letters 41 synonym
6. mental energy 12 letters 1 synonym
7. morality 8 letters 22 synonyms
8. morals 6 letters 8 synonyms
9. obbligato 9 letters 1 synonym
10. obligato 8 letters 1 synonym
11. psychic energy 13 letters 1 synonym
12. rational motive 14 letters 0 synonyms
13. urge 4 letters 133 synonyms

3. motive (Adjective)

3 synonyms
# Word Frequency Likes Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. motivating 2.19 10 letters 8 synonyms
2. motivative 0 10 letters 2 synonyms
3. motor 33.9 5 letters 20 synonyms
2 definitions
motive (Adjective) —   Causing or able to cause motion 2 examples
1. ex. "a motive force"
2. ex. "motive power"
motive (Adjective) —   Impelling to action 1 example
1. ex. "motive pleas"
9 misspelling
mmotive mootive motiive motiv motivee motivve mottive notive otive
With the same beginning
motive power motiveless
All synonyms in one line
acting, active, alive, dynamic, living, en.synonym.one, mobile, operative, account, aim, allegation, antecedent, appetite, en.synonym.one, base, basis, cause, composition, consideration, craving, design, desire, device, drive, effort, end, energy, excuse, factor, figure, footing, foundation, goal, ground, en.synonym.one, grounds, hope, impetus, impulse, incentive, inducement, inspiration, intent, intention, leitmotif, longing, maintenance, moment, motif, motivation, need, object, objective, occasion, origin, ostentation, pattern, point, premise, pressure, en.synonym.one, pretension, principle, purpose, rationale, reason, result, root, sake, score, source, style, subject matter, theme, topic, urge, vigour, will, yearning, motivating, motivative, motor.
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