173 entries under noun topic. ×

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