MOTIVING Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

motiving

verb

present participle of motive

as in setting off

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Davis announced plans to retire in July 2025, setting off a frenzied dash of more than a dozen candidates to represent one of America’s bluest congressional districts.

— Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
On the final day of the journey, Bushby pushed his cart toward a hero’s welcome at City Hall before setting off for the last stretch to see his mother.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of setting off

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Google has been pumping up its cloud revenue by making its tensor processing units for AI available outside its own facilities.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2026
When showing a complex picture with many different hues next to each other, though, pumping up the output of individual LED colors can cause the edges of those hues to tint and warp.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of pumping up

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The couple, who are expecting, said their future daughter is a motivating factor in their decision to stand in line and vote.

— Roger Simmons, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
Perhaps the biggest and most motivating truth is that prices are too damn high, which comes with the corollary that Trump has no one to blame for this but himself.

— Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of motivating

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The suggestion is that the algorithms responsible for animating his uncanny likeness have also managed to bring him back from the dead, reassembling him piece by piece.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
But Mahomes being Mahomes, and animating the offense in Reid’s vision and beyond, this isn’t one-way stuff.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of animating

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It can be customized via the Settings app for a cornucopia of use cases, including activating Silent Mode, Focus, Flashlight, Magnifier, Translate, and even third-party apps like the music ID tool Shazam.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2026
Gamma is also a frequency that is ideally suited for activating inhibitory neurons, which scientists believe are dysfunctional in Alzheimer’s and play a major role in balancing the amount of activity in neural circuits.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of activating

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The tokens burned spitting out anti-Waymo opinions are part of a monthslong battle between Waymo and its rivals over whether the autonomous driving company can operate commercially on the streets of several major cities.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
There was even a Panthers defensive stand in which the Broncos only burned 59 seconds and the Panthers had the ball, driving, with two minutes left in the game — only five points down.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of driving

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Consider mixing and matching energizing snacks, such as adding almonds to Greek yogurt or topping oatmeal with sliced bananas.

— Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 2 Nov. 2026
Trump has been campaigning across the country despite not being up for reelection in hopes of energizing voters to get them to the polls.

— Mackenzie Chase, The Washington Examiner, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of energizing

Verb

Where most garage rock is designed to punch you in the gut, Twisted Teens’ songs seep into your bloodstream, tugging at the heartstrings while occasionally inducing hallucinations.

— Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026
San Luis Obispo County, on the Central Coast of California, has seen a surge in cases of a deadly, diarrhea-inducing strain of bacteria.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

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