Motive force

Synonyms for "motive force" (25 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Noun(3 words)

accelerating drivingdriving force

anima conscience

Strong matches (8)

ego id libido mind

Noun(4 words)

electric pushemf incentive motive

Related words (12)

persona personalitypleasure principlepreconscious psyche self subconscious superego unconscious

Noun(3 words)

propelling forcepropulsive stimulus

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5 relation types

More general

5 entries

attribute cause forcephysical propertyvoltage

More specific

9 entries

accelerating forcebattery emfgenerator emfincentivepropulsive forcepush stimulus thrust urge

Collocations

10 entries

driving forcedriving powerelectromotive forcehidden motivemotive powermotive-force mechanismpropulsion systempropulsive forcesource of motionstrong motive

Inflections

3 entries

more motive-forcemost motive-forcemotive forces

Derivations

8 entries

motivate motivation motivational motivator motivemotive powermotive-force motively

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