What does motiveless mean?
Motiveless means Without a motive..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Without a motive..
This seems to have been a motiveless crime: no money was stolen, and nobody had cause to hate the victim.
He was interested in their genuine, yet refined simplicity; and, moreover, the most worn and worldly natures vindicate their humanity by occasional preferences and motiveless likings.
Use motiveless when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Motiveless means Without a motive..
Common synonyms include wanton, unmotivated, unprovoked.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
This seems to have been a motiveless crime: no money was stolen, and nobody had cause to hate the victim.
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