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purposes

NOUN

intention, meaning, aim

Synonyms

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ambition aspiration desire determination direction function goal idea intent objective plan principle project reason scheme scope view wish

STRONG

animus bourn calculation design destination dream drift end expectation hope mecca mission object point premeditation proposal proposition prospect resolve will

WEAK

big idea intendment ulterior motive whatfor where one's headed whole idea why and wherefore whyfor

Antonyms

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dislike hate hatred

STRONG

beginning start

NOUN

persistence, resolve

Synonyms

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determination faith

STRONG

confidence constancy firmness resolution single-mindedness steadfastness tenacity will

Antonyms

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doubt

STRONG

instability uncertainty weakness

NOUN

use

Synonyms

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benefit duty effect function goal objective outcome result

STRONG

advantage avail gain good mission object profit return utility

Antonyms

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beginning cause origin source

STRONG

disadvantage loss

VERB

intend, set sights on

Synonyms

STRONG

aim aspire commit conclude consider contemplate decide design determine mean meditate mind plan ponder propose pursue resolve

WEAK

bid for have a mind to have in view make up one's mind think to work for work toward

Antonyms

STRONG

begin discard dismiss disregard forget hesitate ignore neglect reject start stop wait waver

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purposes

Both premieres were reminders that the sound system will have many purposes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026

He decided that Johnson knew his work was both for the purposes of journalism and winning a court case.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

By Sony’s gauge, the game disc, for all intents and purposes, has been dead with audiences for a while.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

The Pentagon, which was then a heavy user of Anthropic tools, refused, saying it should be allowed to use Anthropic’s AI for all lawful purposes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

If Mr. Curtain knew the truth, by tomorrow Reynie might become someone else entirely—a mixture of mysterious pain and forgotten purposes, forgotten dreams.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart