The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word REASON which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2021.
Motive crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| REASON | 70 % | 6 |
| CAUSE | 13 % | 5 |
| SAKE | 3 % | 4 |
| REASONWHY | 3 % | 9 |
| INTENT | 3 % | 6 |
| INCITEMENT | 3 % | 10 |
| KINETIC | 3 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Motive
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- motivative
- motivation
- motivating
- causative
- need
- motif
- motor
- goal
- stimulus
- incentive
- purpose
- intention
Crossword Answer definitions
REASON noun- A cause:
- Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.
- Something reasonable, in accordance with thought; justice.
- Ratio; proportion.
- To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational
- To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.
- To converse; to compare opinions.
- To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss.
- To support with reasons, as a request.
- To persuade by reasoning or argument.
- (with down) To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons.
- (usually with out) To find by logical process; to explain or justify by reason or argument.
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 REASON
- Cause
- Mr. Spock's logic
- Smarts
- Why or wherefore
- Intellectual power
- Logic
- Think logically
- Left brain's forte, supposedly
- Use logic
- Use one's noodle
More clues leading to the result CAUSE
- Social movement
- Something to believe in
- Activist's drive
- Precipitate
- Activist's passion
- Thing to rally behind
- Bring about
- Lead to
- "Rebel Without a ___"
- Something to fight for
More clues leading to the result SAKE
- "For Pete's ___" (1974 Streisand comedy)
- Rice wine
- Ginza drink
- Benefit
- Japanese drink
- Drink with sushi
- Drink with unagi
- Kabayaki drink
- Purpose
- Sushi bar beverage
More clues leading to the result REASONWHY
More clues leading to the result INTENT
- Firmly fixed
- Purpose
- Letter of ___
- Meaning
- Key concept in criminal law
- Aim
- Object
- With great focus
- Concentrated
- Objective