Warlike motive Synonyms

Definitions for Warlike


  • (adjective) feeling or displaying eagerness to fight
  • (adjective) disposed to warfare or hard -line policies
  • (adjective) suggesting war or military life

Definitions for Motive


  • (noun) a major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition )
  • (noun) a unit of decoration that is repeated all over something (as a fabric )
  • (noun) something (as a belief ) that serves as the basis for another thing