Motive Synonyms and Antonyms

mōtĭv
An element or a component in a decorative composition
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. motif
  2. design
  3. device
  4. figure
  5. pattern
Causing or able to cause motion
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. motor
Impelling to action; - Arthur Pap
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. motivative
  2. motivating

Words Related to Motive

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Motive Sentence Examples

  • She hadn't thought about his feelings or motive to help.

  • There was a practical motive for using this weapon.

  • She wanted to find, and still seeks, some secret motive in our actions.

  • In these, however, the religious was avowedly subordinate to a political motive, viz.

  • While she despised the man, her feelings still lacked a motive to sever his rope in cold blood and watch him plummet down to the rocks and churning river below.

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