Motiveless
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Motiveless is an adjective meaning Without a motive.
Meaning
Without a motive.
Example Sentences
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.
Synonyms for motiveless
Depending on context, synonyms include wanton, unmotivated, unprovoked.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unmotivated, unprovoked, wanton, malignity, unmotived, purposeless.
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