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cause(noun, cause, start, reason)
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motive(noun, cause, start, reason, idea)
5
spring(noun, cause, reason, idea)
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basis(noun, cause, start, reason, idea)
4
inspiration(noun, cause, influence, reason, reservoir)
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intention(noun, feeling, cause, reason)
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reason(noun, feeling, cause, start)
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root(noun, cause, reason, idea)
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grounds(noun, cause, reason, element)
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consideration(noun, cause, reason, element)
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determinant(noun, cause, reason, base)
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drive(noun, feeling, cause, reason)
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stimulus(noun, feeling, cause, reason)
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aim(noun, cause, reason, element)
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antecedent(noun, cause, influence, reason)
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end(noun, cause, reason, element)
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impulse(noun, feeling, cause, reason)
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incitement(noun, cause, reason, element)
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inducement(noun, cause, influence, reason)
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influence(noun, feeling, cause, reason)
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APASmart Define. (2015). mainspring thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/mainspring/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "mainspring thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/mainspring/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, mainspring thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/mainspring/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "mainspring thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 22 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/mainspring/thesaurus/synonyms>