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motivated
adjective as in driven
adjective as in influenced
adjective as in inspired
Strong matches
activated, animated, encouraged, energized, excited, exhilarated, galvanized, influenced, inspirited, moved, roused, started, stirred
adjective as in originating
adjective as in persuaded
Weak matches
Example Sentences
“I was dealing with a politically motivated body. They didn't like me because of what I did to Kevin McCarthy. All of them were hand-picked by Kevin McCarthy, and they had an axe to grind.”
Prosecutors argued that the killings were motivated by the boys’ desire to secure their $14-million inheritance.
In his first interview, Jack Gilbert said he uncovered what he considered questionable practices and believes Captain Sir Tom Moore’s daughter was partly motivated by self-interest.
During negotiations to establish the ICC, the US argued that its soldiers might be the subject of politically motivated or frivolous prosecutions.
But Mr Mwamba told the BBC that the charges were "politically motivated".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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