Commitment
Commitment noun - Adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty.
Motivation and commitment are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Motivation" instead a noun "Commitment".
Motivation
Motivation noun - Something that arouses action or activity.
Commitment and motivation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Commitment" instead a noun "Motivation".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| full | full commitment | full motivation |
| particular | particular commitment | particular motivation |
| original | original commitment | original motivation |
| initial | initial commitment | initial motivation |
| Other adjectives: proper, obvious, strong, actual, entire, real, big, great, serious, huge, little, admirable, personal, new, less, different. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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When his staff officers ask him why he did it, he says the knowledge that there is no way back will strengthen their motivation and commitment.
- When his staff officers ask him why he did it, he says the knowledge that there is no turning back will strengthen their motivation and commitment.
Source: Burning the Ships -
Trumbo hints that Wayne's gung-ho anti-communism is compensating for his guilt at missing out on World War II however (which biographers agree might have been a motivation for his political commitment).
Source: Film / Trumbo
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