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Incentive
/ɪnˈsɛntɪv/
Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages.
📖 Definitions of "Incentive"
- 1
Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages.
"I have no incentive to do housework right now."
- 2
A bonus or reward, often monetary, to work harder.
"Management offered the sales team a $500 incentive for each car sold."
- 1
Inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action; stimulating.
- 2
Serving to kindle or set on fire.
🔄 Synonyms of "Incentive"
2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| inducementnoun | An incentive that helps bring about a desired state. |
| bonusnoun | Something extra that is good; an added benefit. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Incentive"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| deterrencenoun | The act of deterring, or the state of being deterred. |
| disincentivenoun | That which discourages a particular behaviour; a deterrent. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Incentive"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| inducementnoun | An incentive that helps bring about a desired state. |
| bonusnoun | Something extra that is good; an added benefit. |
| motivatingnoun | Effectively providing an incentive. |
| motivational | Tending or intended to motivate. |
| motivationnoun | An incentive or reason for doing something. |
| encourageverb | To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit. |
| drivenoun | Planned, usually long-lasting, effort to achieve something; ability coupled with ambition, determination, and motivation. |
| stimulusnoun | An external phenomenon that has an influence on a system, by triggering or modifying an internal phenomenon; for example, a spur or incentive that drives a person to take action or change behaviour. |
| encouragementnoun | Words or actions that increase someone's confidence |
| inspiringnoun | inspiration |
| encouragingnoun | Giving courage, confidence or hope; auspicious. |
| promotive | Tending to promote |
| incitationnoun | The act of inciting or moving to action. |
| incitementnoun | A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal way. |
| stimulateverb | To encourage into action. |
| motivenoun | An incentive to act in a particular way; a reason or emotion that makes one want to do something; anything that prompts a choice of action. |
| impetusnoun | Anything that impels; a stimulating factor. |
| inciteverb | (transitive) To call into action. |
| advantagenoun | (countable) Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end. |
| challengenoun | A confrontation; a dare. |
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