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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
Slaves wouldn’t be allowed to vote, but they could count as three-fifths of a person for the purpose of apportioning members of the House of Representatives based on population.
“The Department of Education’s sole purpose is to protect equal learning opportunities for all students, and the head of it must be focused on that.”
Whether steering a ship for commercial trade or finding the direction of Mecca for purposes of prayer, an astrolabe harnessed light to manage desires around science and myth.
Atkins said it is overdue for voters to put a woman in the state’s highest office, and not just for representation purposes.
It was also the week that President Putin, in effect, threatened the UK, America and any other country supplying Ukraine with such weapons and for such a purpose.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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