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Motiveless is an English word with synonyms like unprovoked or wanton. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Motiveless in a sentence

Motiveless meaning

Without a motive.

Synonyms of Motiveless

unprovoked wanton unmotivated

Related words

Other words often associated with Motiveless or its synonyms:

unintended promiscuous easy unchaste loose spend piddle motivated light trifle

Using Motiveless

  • The main meaning on this page is: Without a motive.
  • Useful related words include: unprovoked, wanton, unmotivated.
  • In the example corpus, motiveless often appears in combinations such as: and motiveless.

Context around Motiveless

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

attacks 1× attack 1×

Sentence patterns with Motiveless

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

senseless and motiveless attack in 1× violent and motiveless attacks that 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

detective chief inspector 1× he then turned 1×

Common sentence endings:

for their safety 1× london last august 1×

Words around Motiveless

Just before it in the word index:

motive 839 motivators 21 motivator 79 motivative 1 motivations 379 motivationally 2

Just after it in the word index:

motives 512 motivic 4 motivity 4 motivul 3 motiwal 2 motkaluk 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Motiveless

  • In this selection, "motiveless" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, attacks and attack stand out and add context to how "motiveless" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include senseless and motiveless attack in and violent and motiveless attacks that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "motiveless" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with motiveless

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

He then turned on witnesses shouting “Do you want some?” following the senseless and motiveless attack in Eltham, south east London last August. (23 words)

Detective Chief Inspector James Faulkner, of the Oldham District, said: 'These were violent and motiveless attacks that have left two vulnerable women fearing for their safety. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

Detective Chief Inspector James Faulkner, of the Oldham District, said: 'These were violent and motiveless attacks that have left two vulnerable women fearing for their safety. (26 words)

He then turned on witnesses shouting “Do you want some?” following the senseless and motiveless attack in Eltham, south east London last August. (23 words)

Example sentences (2)

Detective Chief Inspector James Faulkner, of the Oldham District, said: 'These were violent and motiveless attacks that have left two vulnerable women fearing for their safety.

He then turned on witnesses shouting “Do you want some?” following the senseless and motiveless attack in Eltham, south east London last August.

Common combinations with motiveless

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "motiveless" in a sentence?
An example: "Detective Chief Inspector James Faulkner, of the Oldham District, said: 'These were violent and motiveless attacks that have left two vulnerable women fearing for their safety." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "motiveless" from authentic English texts.
What does "motiveless" mean?
Motiveless means: Without a motive.
What are synonyms of "motiveless"?
Common synonyms of "motiveless" include: unprovoked, wanton, unmotivated.
How many example sentences with "motiveless" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "motiveless", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.