motivated
adjective
mo·ti·vat·ed
ˈmō-tə-ˌvā-təd 
: provided with a motive : having an incentive or a strong desire to do well or succeed in some pursuit
a motivated employee
Courses are being offered on college campuses for those who are highly motivated but who without such help often drop out and are lost to society and themselves.—
Carol Kort
Carol KortIn a sporting context, for example, athletes who consistently seem to play hard and rarely concede defeat are often described as highly motivated or "competitive" by the media.—Robert C. Eklund
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To stay motivated, try picking a repayment strategy, such as the avalanche method or the snowball method, which respectively prioritize paying off the highest-interest debt first or paying off your debt from smallest to largest balance.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 28 May 2025
The fatal attack was part of a wave of racially motivated killings during that era in the United States, especially in the south.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 27 May 2025
Meta, who was president from 2017 to 2022, has been an outspoken critic of Rama and has denounced his case as a politically motivated attack on an opposition leader.
—Llazar Semini, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
Trump contends that white South African farmers are being murdered in a racially motivated genocide, and that the South African government has permitted itself to seize their land.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
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Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 28 May 2025
The fatal attack was part of a wave of racially motivated killings during that era in the United States, especially in the south.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 27 May 2025
Meta, who was president from 2017 to 2022, has been an outspoken critic of Rama and has denounced his case as a politically motivated attack on an opposition leader.
—Llazar Semini, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
Trump contends that white South African farmers are being murdered in a racially motivated genocide, and that the South African government has permitted itself to seize their land.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for motivated
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“Motivated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motivated. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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