motivation

• "the reason for the action"
• "that which gives purpose and direction to behavior"
• "we did not understand his motivation"
• "he acted with the best of motives"

Synonyms

• motivecausing or able to cause motion; impelling to action; the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music ; a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
• needrequire as useful, just, or proper; have need of; have or feel a need for; a condition requiring relief; anything that is necessary but lacking; the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; a state of extreme poverty or destitution

• "his motivation was at a high level"

• "providing incentive"

Synonyms

• motivatingimpelling to action; the act of motivating