All actuation synonyms

noun actuation

• ambition — If you have an ambition to do or achieve something, you want very much to do it or achieve it.
• incitement — the act of inciting.
• desire — A desire is a strong wish to do or have something.
• thought — Informal. the act or a period of thinking: I want to sit down and give it a good think.
• motivation — the act or an instance of motivating, or providing with a reason to act in a certain way: I don't understand what her motivation was for quitting her job. Synonyms: motive, inspiration, inducement, cause, impetus.
• whim — an odd or capricious notion or desire; a sudden or freakish fancy: a sudden whim to take a midnight walk.
• wish — to want; desire; long for (usually followed by an infinitive or a clause): I wish to travel. I wish that it were morning.
• influence — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
• motive — something that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.; incentive.
• passion — any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.
• instinct — an inborn pattern of activity or tendency to action common to a given biological species.
• feeling — a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching: the soft feel of cotton.
• notion — a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something: a notion of how something should be done.
• inclination — a disposition or bent, especially of the mind or will; a liking or preference: Much against his inclination, he was forced to resign.
• impetus — a moving force; impulse; stimulus: The grant for building the opera house gave impetus to the city's cultural life.
• interest — the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something: She has a great interest in the poetry of Donne.
• incentive — something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity.
• reason — a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.
• impulse — the influence of a particular feeling, mental state, etc.: to act under a generous impulse; to strike out at someone from an angry impulse.
• hunch — to thrust out or up in a hump; arch: to hunch one's back.
• yen — an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
• mind — (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind.
• whimsy — capricious humor or disposition; extravagant, fanciful, or excessively playful expression: a play with lots of whimsy.
• fancy — imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
• lust — intense sexual desire or appetite.
• bent — Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend.
• flash — a precedence code for handling messages about initial enemy contact or operational combat messages of extreme urgency within the U.S. military.
• goad — a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
• spontaneity — the state, quality, or fact of being spontaneous.
• appeal — If you appeal to someone to do something, you make a serious and urgent request to them.
• incitation — to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action: to incite a crowd to riot.
• urge — to push or force along; impel with force or vigor: to urge the cause along.
• itch — to have or feel a peculiar tingling or uneasy irritation of the skin that causes a desire to scratch the part affected: My nose itches.
• catalyst — You can describe a person or thing that causes a change or event to happen as a catalyst.
• disposition — the predominant or prevailing tendency of one's spirits; natural mental and emotional outlook or mood; characteristic attitude: a girl with a pleasant disposition.
• spur — a batch of newly made rag-paper sheets.
• inspiration — an inspiring or animating action or influence: I cannot write poetry without inspiration.
• incitement — the act of inciting.
• vagary — an unpredictable or erratic action, occurrence, course, or instance: the vagaries of weather; the vagaries of the economic scene.
• caprice — A caprice is an unexpected action or decision which has no strong reason or purpose.
• lash — an ocean-going vessel equipped with special cranes and holds for lifting and stowing cargo-carrying barges that can be sailed up inland waterways or into port facilities from offshore.
• impulsion — the act of impelling, driving onward, or pushing.
• provocation — the act of provoking.
• hunger — a compelling need or desire for food.
• gimmick — an ingenious or novel device, scheme, or stratagem, especially one designed to attract attention or increase appeal.
• angle — An angle is the difference in direction between two lines or surfaces. Angles are measured in degrees.
• persuasion — the act of persuading or seeking to persuade.
• kick — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
• fire — combustion
• action — Action is doing something for a particular purpose.