adj, verb ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   the act of motivating; providing incentive wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of motivate form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   Effectively providing an incentive.

Adjective

1. 1
   impelling to action wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

causativecompellingdirectivedrivingimpellingimpulsive

Example

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"As long as you have someone you love from the heart, you have a motivating force and you can face the entire world."

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