MOTIVATIONS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for MOTIVATIONS?

Need another word that means the same as “motivations”? Find 3 synonyms and 30 related words for “motivations” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Motivations” are: motivating, motive, need

Motivations as a Noun

Definitions of "Motivations" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “motivations” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The act of motivating; providing incentive.
• 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 behavior.
• The condition of being motivated.

Synonyms of "Motivations" as a noun (3 Words)

motivating	The act of motivating providing incentive.
motive	A design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration. Police were unable to establish a motive for his murder.
need	A thing that is wanted or required. God has no need of men to accomplish His work.

Usage Examples of "Motivations" as a noun

• His motivation was at a high level.
• We did not understand his motivation.

Associations of "Motivations" (30 Words)

challenging	Requiring full use of your abilities or resources. A challenging hypothesis.
encourage	Persuade (someone) to do or continue to do something by giving support and advice. Pupils are encouraged to be creative.
excitation	The state of enhanced activity of a cell, organism, or tissue which results from its stimulation. Two parallel coils with opposing excitation windings.
excitement	Something that arouses a feeling of excitement. His face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled.
exhort	Force or impel in an indicated direction. I exhorted her to be a good child.
fervor	The state of being emotionally aroused and worked up.
fraudulent	Obtained, done by, or involving deception, especially criminal deception. A fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes.
hearten	Make more cheerful or confident. She was heartened to observe that the effect was faintly comic.
impetus	The act of applying force suddenly. The ending of the Cold War gave new impetus to idealism.
incentive	A thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something. Give farmers an incentive to improve their land.
inducement	A positive motivational influence. Inducement of sleep.
inspiration	Arousing to a particular emotion or action. He had little respect for the inspirations of other artists.
inspire	Fill (someone) with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative. The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work.
inspiring	Having the effect of inspiring someone. He was an inspiring teacher.
invigorate	Make lively. The cold water invigorated him.
irritant	A substance that causes slight inflammation or other discomfort to the body. Chlorine bleaches can be irritant to the skin.
motivate	Cause (someone) to have interest in or enthusiasm for something. It is the teacher s job to motivate the child at school.
motivator	A positive motivational influence. Music can be a great exercise motivator.
motive	Causing or able to cause motion. A motive force.
optimism	Hopefulness and confidence about the future or the success of something. The talks had been amicable and there were grounds for optimism.
passion	Strong and barely controllable emotion. Oratory in which he gradually works himself up into a passion.
provocation	Needed encouragement. The assault had taken place under provocation.
rousing	The act of arousing. Tossed a rousing political comment into the conversation.
sensation	The capacity to have physical sensations. She was a sensation the talk of the evening.
stimulate	Raise levels of physiological or nervous activity in (the body or any biological system. The women are given fertility drugs to stimulate their ovaries.
stimulating	That stimulates. A rich and stimulating working environment.
stimulation	Encouragement of something to make it develop or become more active. The stimulation of a revolution in intelligence affairs.
stimulus	Any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action. If the tax were abolished it would act as a stimulus to exports.
titillate	Touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements. The press are paid to titillate the public.
urge	Encourage someone to continue or succeed. I urge caution in interpreting these results.