Meaning & use
Motivational
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Serving to motivate; intended to inspire enthusiasm, effort, or action.
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The coach gave a motivational speech before the championship game.
She reads motivational books every morning to start her day with focus.
A note on using this word
Frequently paired with 'speaker' or 'speech' to describe a whole genre of self-improvement and business coaching.
Words with a similar meaning
inspiringencouraging
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Words with an opposite meaning
discouraging
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