Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "purpose" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

accident aimless meaningless pointless

Derived Terms

all-purpose all-purpose flour apurpose by-purpose cross purpose cross-purpose dative of purpose defeat the purpose dispurpose dual-purpose fit for purpose for all intents and purposes forepurpose game with a purpose general-purpose infinitive of purpose mispurpose multi-purpose multipurpose on purpose on purpose purpose loan purpose statement purpose-built purpose-like purpose-made purposed purposeful purposeless purposelike purposely purposer purposive purposive repurpose special-purpose special-purpose entity special-purpose vehicle subpurpose to no purpose to the purpose unpurpose

Derived From

purposeful

Distinct From

accident accidental

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

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

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

common purpose metapurpose

Type Of (IsA)

goal

Manner Of

decide

Related Terms

accomplish act action aim because being cause cause of conceptual design desired desired goal determination direction discourse divine divine goal explaining function goal have have motivation inspiration intend intent intention intentional intentional point issue larger larger goal like like propose meaning mission motivation motive object objective personal personal direction plan point propose reach reason reason act reason action reason being reason cause reason for reason objective resolution resolve subject target use usefulness why why act why because with intention

Synonym Network

aim consequence determination effect final cause function intend intent matter meaning object project purport reason resolve

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