stimulus
I
noun
activator, animator, arouser, calcar, catalyst, catalytic agent, cause, drive, encouragement, excitant, fillip, goad, impetus, impulse, incentive, incitamentum, incitement, inducement, influence, inritamentum, motivating force, motive, needle, prod, provocation, push, reason, shock, spur, stimulant, stimulation, stimulative, stimulator, sting, urge, whet
II
index
cause (reason), impetus, incentive, inducement, motive, origination, provocation
III
index
instigation
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006