Synonyms for inducement
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Incentive
incentive, motive, consideration, cause, incitement, stimulus, motivator, spur
2. Enticement
enticement, bait, persuasion, temptation, attraction, persuasive, suasion, allurement, lure
Definitions
- n. 1
An incentive that helps bring about a desired state.
- n. 2
An incentive that helps bring about a desired state. In some contexts, this can imply bribery.
Citation of Richard Stallman ...it won't run on a free platform and (...) your program is actually an inducement for people to install non-free software.
Forms
- Plural
- inducements → incentives, motives, considerations, causes…
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We call it an inducement when it is attractive in its nature.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Example sentences
- consideration You should have taken all that into consideration.
- incentive We lack an incentive for pursuing the eastern market.
- motive Now we are better able to understand their motive.
- incitement The protesters were accused of incitement to violence.
- persuasion Crude persuasion is to persistently egg someone on.
- enticement My integrity and principles can't be compromised by any financial enticement.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| inducement | falling | |
| consideration | falling | |
| incentive | falling | |
| motive | steady | |
| incitement | rising | |
| persuasion | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- bait1, spur1, lure1
- 5 letters
- cause1, bribe1
- 6 letters
- motive2
- 7 letters
- suasion2
- 8 letters
- stimulus3, gratuity4
- 9 letters
- incentive3, motivator4
- 10 letters
- attraction3, temptation3, persuasive3, persuasion3, incitement3, enticement3, allurement
- 13 letters
- consideration5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (motive2 = 2 syllables).