Motivation

/ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪ.ʃən/

Synonyms for "motivation" (145 found)

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Closest matches (29)

Noun(12 words)
motiveacademic importanceactitisaggressionaimambitiousnessboostcarrotclassroom invigorationdrivedrive with effortdrives
Adjective(4 words)
anticipatory thrillconsistent pullconstant pushdriving force
Verb(2 words)
boosting moraledrive the rotor faster

Strong matches (44)

Noun(27 words)
emboldeningencouragementencouragementsencouragingenergisingenergization processenergizationsenergizaçãoenergize the classenergizingenthusiasm for learningexploration enthusiasmfrench mouvoirfuelgalvanizationgoal orientedgrowth energygrowth vigorimpetusincentive
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incitingincrease energizationinducementinducementsinspirationinspiration boostintentions
Adjective(3 words)
energizing effectextra pushgreat enthusiasm

Related words (72)

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5 relation types

More general

12 entries
actcognitive processconditiondeedhuman actionhuman activityintentpsychological constructpsychological featurepsychological statepurposestatus

More specific

2 entries
extrinsic motivationintrinsic motivation

Collocations

6 entries
academic motivationextrinsic motivationintrinsic motivationstrong motivationstudent motivationteacher motivation

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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Without motivation, nothing can be achieved.

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All right! Everybody around me is so encouraging I'm getting a rush of motivation.

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What makes life dreary is the want of motivation.

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He lacks motivation.

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