The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word INSPIRES which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2014.
Motivates crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| INSPIRES | 63 % | 8 |
| STIRS | 13 % | 5 |
| PROMPTS | 13 % | 7 |
| IMPELS | 13 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Motivates
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- incite
- propel
- prompt
- move
- drives
- encourage
- encourages
- grounds
- grows
- incites
- induces
- instigates
Crossword Answer definitions
INSPIRES verb- To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose preternaturally; to produce in, as by inspiration.
- To infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence; to fill with what animates, enlivens or exalts; to communicate inspiration to.
- To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale.
- To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing.
- To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.
- To spread rumour indirectly.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result INSPIRES
- Acts the Muse
- Takes a breath
- Gives a pep talk to
- Plays the muse
- Motivates
- Motivates.
- Stimulates.
- Emulates the Muses
- Heartens
- Prompts
More clues leading to the result STIRS
- Calabooses
- Keeps from sticking to the pot
- Excites
- Wakens
- Sets in motion
- Uses a swizzle stick
- Begins to wake
- Begins to flutter the eyelids
- Kerfuffles
- Pushes around
More clues leading to the result PROMPTS
- Urges
- Cues
- Gives a cue
- Memory joggers
- Impels.
- Inspires.
- Urges into action.
- Gives cues
- Does an offstage job
- Provokes