nounHistory
motive
a reason for doing something.
Example sentence
Profit was the main motive for the voyage.
Synonyms
- reason
- purpose
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More history words
All 410 words- notionnounan idea or belief
- originateverbto begin or come from a particular place or time
- paralleladjectivesimilar and happening at the same time; side by side
- pioneernounone of the first people to do something new
- preserveverbto keep something safe or in its original state
- primitiveadjectivebelonging to an early stage of development
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