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purpose
noun as in intention, meaning, aim
Strongest matches
ambition, aspiration, desire, determination, direction, function, goal, idea, intent, objective, plan, principle, project, reason, scheme, scope, view, wish
Strong matches
animus, bourn, calculation, design, destination, dream, drift, end, expectation, hope, mecca, mission, object, point, premeditation, proposal, proposition, prospect, resolve, will
Weak matches
big idea, intendment, ulterior motive, whatfor, where one's headed, whole idea, why and wherefore, whyfor
noun as in persistence, resolve
Strongest matches
Strong matches
confidence, constancy, firmness, resolution, single-mindedness, steadfastness, tenacity, will
noun as in use
verb as in intend, set sights on
Strong matches
aim, aspire, commit, conclude, consider, contemplate, decide, design, determine, mean, meditate, mind, plan, ponder, propose, pursue, resolve
Weak matches
bid for, have a mind to, have in view, make up one's mind, think to, work for, work toward
Example Sentences
Dame Angela said Labour was making the asylum system "fit for purpose" after inheriting "an unholy mess" - where fewer than 1,000 cases a month were being processed.
“Maybe it doesn’t look pretty on the stat sheet, but it’s serving a greater purpose,” Roman said.
Meme coins have no other real purpose other than to be traded and, since they have no intrinsic worth, their value can - and often does - drop to zero.
Under the law, city employees and city property may not be used to “investigate, cite, arrest, hold, transfer or detain any person” for the purpose of immigration enforcement.
I suppose this was my way of extracting some purpose from a personal tragedy.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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