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first principles
noun [plural] UKDefinition
(Definition of first principles noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Motives and reasons
Synonyms and related words:
- cause noun (REASON)
- drive noun (POWER)
- ground noun (CAUSE)
- hidden agenda noun
- impulse noun (REASON)
- in the name of sth idiom
- inclination noun (FEELING)
- justification noun
- mainspring noun
- motivation noun (ENTHUSIASM)
- motivation noun (REASON)
- motive noun
- object noun (CAUSE)
- peg noun (HOOK)
- rationale noun
- reason noun (EXPLANATION)
- should modal verb (REASON)
- wherefores noun
- why noun
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