| verb | give an incentive for action “This moved me to sacrifice my career” |
| verb | provoke or stir up “incite a riot” |
| verb | urge on; cause to act “The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window” |
| motivative | adjective | impelling to action; - Arthur Pap |
| motivation | noun | the condition of being motivated |
| motive | noun | the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior |
| motivator | noun | a positive motivational influence |
| act | noun | something that people do or cause to happen |
| propulsion | noun | the act of propelling |
| incitement | noun | needed encouragement |
| incitation | noun | something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action |
| incitive | adjective | arousing to action or rebellion |
| inciter | noun | someone who deliberately foments trouble |
| instigative | adjective | arousing to action or rebellion |
| instigation | noun | deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord) |
| instigant | noun | someone who deliberately foments trouble |
| instigator | noun | someone who deliberately foments trouble |
| prod | noun | a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something |
| prodding | noun | a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something |