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ax to grind

noun as in hidden motive

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agenda
driving force
hidden agenda
incentive
motivation
motive
reason
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Words related to ax to grind are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word ax to grind. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

grievance

nounas in complaint, gripe

affliction
ax to grind
beef
bellyache
big stink
blast
case
cross
damage
distress
flack
grief
grouse
hardship
holler
hoo-ha
howl
injury
injustice
jeremiad
kick
knock
objection
outrage
pain
pain in the neck
rap
resentment
rigor
roar
rumble
sorrow
squawk
stink
trial
tribulation
trouble
unhappiness
violence
wrong
yell

grievances

nounas in complaint, gripe

affliction
ax to grind
beef
bellyache
big stink
blast
case
cross
damage
distress
flack
grief
grouse
hardship
holler
hoo-ha
howl
injury
injustice
jeremiad
kick
knock
objection
outrage
pain
pain in the neck
rap
resentment
rigor
roar
rumble
sorrow
squawk
stink
trial
tribulation
trouble
unhappiness
violence
wrong
yell

hidden agenda

nounas in secret reasons

ax to grind
parti pris
prejudice
ulterior motive

mania

nounas in fixation, madness

aberration
ax to grind
bee
bee in bonnet
bug
bug in ear
compulsion
craving
craze
craziness
delirium
derangement
desire
disorder
enthusiasm
fad
fancy
fascination
fetish
fixed idea
frenzy
furor
grabber
hang-up
idée fixe
infatuation
insanity
lunacy
monomania
obsession
on the brain
partiality
passion
preoccupation
rage
thing
tiger
tiger by the tail

obsession

nounas in fixation; consumption with belief, desire

attraction
ax to grind
bug in ear
case
complex
compulsion
concrete idea
craze
crush
delusion
enthusiasm
fancy
fascination
fetish
hang-up
idée fixe
infatuation
mania
monkey on one's back
must
neurosis
one-track mind
passion
phantom
phobia
preoccupation
something on the brain
thing
tiger by the tail

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