Chief motive
Chief reason and chief motive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Chief reason" instead a noun phrase "Chief motive".
Chief reason
Chief motive and chief reason are semantically related. You can use "Chief motive" instead a noun phrase "Chief reason".
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Chief reason and Chief motive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/chief_motive/chief_reason
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