motivated

1. 1.

   provided with a motive or given incentive for action

   “a highly motivated child can learn almost anything”

   “a group of politically motivated men”

   Antonymsunmotivated

   Similaractuateddriven

Questions about motivated

What does motivated mean?

motivated means "provided with a motive or given incentive for action".

How many syllables are in motivated?

motivated has 4 syllables: mo-ti-va-ted. The stress falls on "mo". In IPA it is /ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd/.

What is the opposite of motivated?

The recorded antonyms are unmotivated.

Is motivated a common word?

motivated is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.