Definition of MOTIVELESS

motiveless

Adjective Satellite

  • occurring without motivation or provocation; ; - F.D.Roosevelt
    • "motiveless malignity"

Adj

  • Without a motive.

Examples

  • This seems to have been a motiveless crime: no money was stolen, and nobody had cause to hate the victim.

Origin / Etymology

From motive + -less.

Synonyms

unprovoked, wanton

Scrabble Score: 15

motiveless: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
motiveless: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
motiveless: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

motiveless: valid Words With Friends Word