18
provocation(noun, charge, feeling, drive, cause)
15
incentive(noun, charge, drive, cause, desire)
14
incitement(noun, charge, drive, cause, desire)
13
impulse(noun, charge, feeling, drive, cause)
13
inducement(noun, charge, drive, cause, desire)
13
stimulus(noun, charge, feeling, drive, cause)
10
fomentation
10
motivation(noun, charge, feeling, drive, cause)
9
encouragement(noun, charge, drive, cause, reason)
8
incitation(noun, charge, drive, cause, desire)
8
stimulation(noun, charge, feeling, cause, pleasure)
7
abetment(noun, urging, prompting)
7
impetus(noun, charge, drive, cause, desire)
6
agitation(noun, feeling, pleasure, rage, stir)
6
influence(noun, reason, spur, lure, motivation)
6
spur(noun, charge, drive, cause, desire)
5
cause(noun, charge, reason, boost, insult)
5
excitation(noun, feeling, pleasure, passion, rage)
5
goad(noun, charge, cause, start, reason)
4
excitement(pleasure, enthusiasm, eagerness, anticipation, exhilaration)
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