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Defenition of the word purpose

    • Defenition of the word purpose

      • What you want to achieve or do.
      • An anticipated outcome that is intended to obtain or that guides your planned actions.
      • The act of intending to do something.
      • The subject of discourse; the point at issue.
      • propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon"
      • the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; "his determination showed in his every movement"; "he is a man of purpose"
      • what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"
      • an anticipated outcome that is intended or guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"
      • reach a decision; "he resolved never to drink again"
      • an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his d
      • the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose
      • what something is used for
      • an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
      • reach a decision
      • propose or intend

    Synonyms for the word purpose

      • aim
      • design
      • determination
      • drive
      • end
      • function
      • goal
      • idea
      • intent
      • intention
      • object
      • objective
      • perseverance
      • persistence
      • point
      • principle
      • propose
      • purport
      • rationale
      • reason
      • resolution
      • resolve
      • role
      • single-mindedness
      • target
      • tenacity
      • use

    Similar words in the purpose

      • purpose
      • purpose's
      • purposed
      • purposeful
      • purposefully
      • purposeless
      • purposely
      • purposes

    Hyponyms for the word purpose

      • cross-purpose
      • diligence
      • doggedness
      • final cause
      • idea
      • indefatigability
      • indefatigableness
      • industriousness
      • industry
      • mind
      • perseverance
      • persistence
      • persistency
      • pertinacity
      • raison d'etre
      • sake
      • tenaciousness
      • tenacity
      • tirelessness
      • view
      • will

    Hypernyms for the word purpose

      • decide
      • determine
      • end
      • firmness
      • firmness of purpose
      • goal
      • intend
      • make up one's mind
      • mean
      • resoluteness
      • resolution
      • resolve
      • think
      • usefulness
      • utility

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