Motive and Spur

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Motive

Motive noun - A major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition).

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Spur is a synonym for motive in reason topic. In some cases you can use "Spur" instead a noun "Motive", when it comes to topics like incentive.

Nearby Words: motivate, motivation, motiveless, motivator, motived

Spur

Spur noun - Something that arouses action or activity.

Usage example: the threat of losing its only sports franchise was the spur the city council needed to finally do something about the rising crime rate

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Motive is a synonym for spur in stimulus topic. You can use "Motive" instead a noun "Spur", if it concerns topics such as incitement.

Nearby Words: spurn, spurt, spurred, spurring

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big	big motive	big spur
little	little motive	little spur
main	main motive	main spur

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