| noun | the act of motivating; providing incentive |
| verb | give an incentive for action “This moved me to sacrifice my career” |
| adjective | impelling to action; - Arthur Pap “it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function” |
| motivational | adjective | of or relating to motivation |
| motivate | verb | give an incentive for action |
| motivating | adjective | impelling to action; - Arthur Pap |
| motivative | adjective | impelling to action; - Arthur Pap |
| motivation | noun | the condition of being motivated |
| motive | noun | the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior |
| motivator | noun | a positive motivational influence |
| act | noun | something that people do or cause to happen |
| propulsion | noun | the act of propelling |
| incitement | noun | needed encouragement |
| incitation | noun | something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action |
| motivating | noun | the act of motivating; providing incentive |