MOTIVED Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

motived

verb

past tense of motive

as in motivated

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The two trained in different locations but motivated each other through text messages.

— Jesse Newell, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
That work was motivated by the errors that led to burn out in my twenties, specifically chasing impact at the expense of everything else.

— Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of motivated

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My ‘Harmony’ massage is inspired by Lomi Lomi—a traditional Hawaiian healing technique known for its continuous, flowing strokes.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
Netflix has created an Academy Award-winning global phenomenon with KPop Demon Hunters that has inspired fans around the world with its powerful music, storytelling, and characters.

— Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of inspired

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To find out, the team induced brief artificial hibernation in mice engineered as an epilepsy model, just before seizures had developed in the animals.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026
Yet these subjects are often united by a kind of nostalgia—or more precisely, the kind of nostalgia induced by pop culture artifacts.

— Geoffrey O’Brien, The New York Review of Books, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of induced

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It’s easily activated by touching the colored sections or spinning the rattle drum and features three modes, including animals, colors and xylophone.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
Ten additional compatible sets feature SMART Tags and can be activated using SMART Bricks from an All-in-One set.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

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