Synonyms of motivational

motivational

adjective

as in inspirational

serving or likely to arouse action or activity

A poster with a motivational message was hung above the water cooler.

The conference will feature talks by some well-known motivational speakers.

Related Words

• inspirational
• inspiring
• motivating
• vitalizing
• motivative
• provocative
• triggering
• activating
• inducing
• energizing
• annoying
• explosive
• exciting
• fiery
• maddening
• galvanizing
• quickening
• exasperating
• upsetting
• inflammatory
• irritating
• aggravating
• irksome
• vexatious
• vexing
• bothersome
• incendiary
• pesky
• galling
• charged
• enraging
• provoking
• stimulating
• angering
• edgy
• inciting
• instigative
• instigating
• piquing

Dissimilar Words

• noninflammatory
• subduing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of motivational

Cut Unnecessary Meetings And Distractions When business gets tough, the last thing employees need is a motivational speech followed by twice the workload. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

On the columns of train stations, stickers bore the smiling faces of soldiers in their twenties alongside motivational quotes and the dates of their births and deaths. — Jordi Graupera, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026

Though apparently diminishing his own roster is part of the team's motivational playbook. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Mershon echoes a motivational line to describe De Los Angeles’ mindset. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

That message isn’t a blandly inspirational or emptily motivational one. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

According to her TikTok profile, Velasquez is a motivational speaker and author with more than 940,000 followers on the platform. — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026

Keenum had a motivational message for his kids before kickoff. — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Swayze, who McDonnell had worked with once before, played motivational speaker Jim Cunningham, who was revealed to be in possession of child pornography in the movie. — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026