Tom went about his job with a purposeful intent.
Source: tatoeba (8979613)
Purposeful
//ˈpɜː.pəs.fəl//
Synonyms for "purposeful" (81 found)
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3 entriesRelated terms
2 entriesderived
7 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
6 entriessimilar
12 entriesTranslations
28 translations across 9 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- решителен adj (resolute)
- умишлен adj (intentional)
- целеустремен adj (resolute)
Dutch
2 entries- opzettelijk adj (intentional)
- vastberaden adj (resolute)
German
2 entries- entschlossen adj (resolute)
- zielgerichtet adj (resolute)
Hungarian
4 entries- céltudatos adj (intentional)
- eltökélt adj (resolute)
- határozott adj (resolute)
- szilárd adj (resolute)
Māori
2 entries- whaitake adj (intentional)
- whaitake adj (resolute)
Russian
4 entries- реши́тельный adj (resolute)
- умы́шленный adj (intentional)
- целенапра́вленный adj (intentional)
- целеустремлённый adj (resolute)
Spanish
2 entries- propositivo adj (intentional)
- propositivo adj (resolute)
Swedish
1 entries- målmedveten adj (resolute)
Turkish
4 entries- amaçlı adj (resolute)
- gayeli adj (resolute)
- istemli adj (intentional)
- kasti adj (intentional)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
Humans are purposeful beings.
Source: tatoeba (11520796)
Mark used gestures that were very purposeful.
Source: tatoeba (11567409)
Reagan's purposeful inaction during the AIDS crisis was a crime against humanity.
Source: tatoeba (11792549)
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