Synonyms of motivations

motivations

noun

plural of motivation

as in incentives

something that arouses action or activity

fear of failing should be plenty of motivation to study for the test

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disincentives
• counterincentives

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of motivations

As franchise valuations continue to climb, leagues like the NBA and even the NFL are welcoming new types of deal structures from new types of buyers with new types of motivations. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, a square between Mars and Neptune retrograde is slowly coming together, becoming exact tomorrow, which can make our desires and motivations all the more perplexing. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026

This rapid sale prompts questions about Walter's motivations, including a potential SEC investigation into his private credit holdings and the NBA's restrictive salary cap. — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Both litigants laid out their theories, in separate appearances, about the motivations of Bonta’s lawsuit, supported by 11 other states, after a federal judge set a trial date for next March. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026

But the motivations for the murders were an unplanned series of blunders designed to correct mistakes that were made. — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

An unauthorized sequel is just more obvious about its motivations than most. — Katie Rife, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026

Everyone has a plan, sure, and sometimes an ironclad belief in their motivations for that plan, but something always twists itself into a messy little knot in the execution. — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

New characters and backstory details are dropped in before existing loose ends are tied up, resulting in unclear motivations and convoluted layers of subplot that, ultimately, do not prove relevant enough to have been worth disentangling. — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 9 Aug. 2026