Synonyms of incentives

incentives

noun

plural of incentive

as in encouragements

something that arouses action or activity

the handsome reward for the missing dog was an incentive for me to start looking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• encouragements
• impetuses
• motivations
• stimuli
• inducements
• catalysts
• reasons
• impulses
• stimulants
• spurs
• momenta
• yeasts
• provocations
• fuels
• boosts
• shots in the arm
• incitements
• considerations
• goads
• invitations
• causes
• instigations
• motives
• incitations
• antecedents
• grounds
• sparks
• occasions
• catalyzers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disincentives
• counterincentives

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of incentives

The fund plans to acquire stakes in audiovisual companies and provide financing for individual productions, including participatory loans tied to presales, distribution agreements and tax incentives, as well as gap financing. — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026

Check whether individual and departmental incentives support the company’s broader objectives or encourage people to optimize at one another’s expense. — Dr. Nore Salman, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

From that point on, as more states and locations started to provide better incentives, Shonda and I continued to fight to film locally. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026

Automakers and their suppliers need incentives to invest in robotics and advanced equipment. — Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026

Lula and Bolsonaro discussed the value of the minimum wage, public security policies, Brazil's free healthcare system initiatives and incentives for agribusiness. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Some may question whether these procedures are used too often, whether the evidence supporting them is strong enough, or whether financial incentives influence their use. — Antje M. Barreveld, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026

Chinese developers have strong incentives to spread their models widely, allow others to adapt them and capture value from the ecosystem that grows around them. — Keyu Jin, Time, 23 Oct. 2026

Today, less than one percent of Europe’s textile waste becomes new fiber and without the right incentives, that gap will keep being filled with pre-consumer waste from outside Europe instead. — Erik Lagerblad, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026