Incentive and Sequence

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Incentive noun - Something that arouses action or activity.

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Sequence is an antonym for incentive.

Sequence noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

Usage example: the attempt to help was a natural sequence to her charitable nature

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Incentive is an antonym for sequence.

best	best incentive	best sequence
particular	particular incentive	particular sequence
similar	similar incentive	similar sequence
right	right incentive	right sequence
Other adjectives: initial, proper, single, actual, entire, big, little, bad, main, major, traditional, final, next.

It also inverts it, by using the theme of time to give you some incentive for not accidentally breaking the sequence.

Source: Sequence Breaking
Heroic Second Wind: During the Donkey Kong sequence, Sam is close to giving up, noticing that he can't win this game, until Matty tells him that Eddie was cheating during the Championship and Sam is, indeed, the world Donkey Kong master, giving Sam the incentive to get back to his feet and fight.

Source: Film / Pixels

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