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Reasons For Action Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is MOTIVES which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: MOTIVES

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RankLettersAnswerClue
199%7Exact Match!
229%9 Setting forth reasons for action
327%10 Offering reasons against or counteracting action

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "MOTIVES" which means:

    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
  • • A theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
  • • A design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
  • adjective satellite
  • • Causing or able to cause motion
  • • Impelling to action

An example sentence would be:

  • • "She questioned his motives for helping her."
  • • "Their true motives were revealed in the document."

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The Guardian Quick20 Aug 2013 Down 15
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