Insight and Motive

Insight

Insight noun - The ability to understand inner qualities or relationships.

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Motive and insight are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Motive" instead a noun "Insight".

Nearby Words: insightful, insider

Motive noun - A major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition).

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Insight and motive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Insight" instead a noun "Motive".

good	good insight	good motive
clear	clear insight	clear motive
special	special insight	special motive
better	better insight	better motive
Other adjectives: original, real, little, excellent, decent, supposed, important, personal, new, possible, hidden, additional, ridiculous, deeper.

In Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder, characters with low Wisdom and Sense Motive/Insight modifiers tend to have trouble discerning truth from lies, and therefore often fall under this trope.

Source: Super Gullible
Super Gullible: Characters with low Wisdom and Sense Motive/Insight modifiers tend to have trouble discerning truth from lies, and therefore often fall under this trope.

Source: Tabletop Game / Pathfinder
Although he remains a bastard throughout the series, this insight colours his future actions effectively and makes his motive much more understandable, if not entirely likeable.

Source: Sympathetic P.O.V.

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