What is another word for purpose?
1347 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ pˈɜːpəs], [ pˈɜːpəs], [ p_ˈɜː_p_ə_s]
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Similar words for purpose:
- objective (adjective)
- aim (noun)
- aim, goal (noun)
- ambition (noun)
- application (noun)
- application; employment (noun)
- capacity, job (noun)
- cause (noun)
- center, goal (noun)
- consistency (noun)
- contemplation (noun)
- courage (noun)
- decidedness (noun)
- decision (noun)
- deep thought; planning (noun)
- deliberation (noun)
- design (noun)
- destination (noun)
- determination (noun)
- device (noun)
- effect (noun)
- effort (noun)
- employment (noun)
- end (noun)
- endeavor (noun)
- enterprise (noun)
- free will (noun)
- function (noun)
- goal (noun)
- goal, aim (noun)
- goal, target (noun)
- idea (noun)
- impact, impression (noun)
- import (noun)
- incentive (noun)
- intent (noun)
- intention (noun)
- intention, aim (noun)
- intention, meaning, aim (noun)
- layout (noun)
- lure, inducement (noun)
- mark (noun)
- meaning (noun)
- mecca (noun)
- method (noun)
- mind (noun)
- mission (noun)
- mulishness (noun)
- objective (noun)
- obstinacy (noun)
- occasion (noun)
- order, pattern (noun)
- persistence, resolve (noun)
- pleasure (noun)
- ploy, scheme, maneuver (noun)
- point (noun)
- premeditation (noun)
- purpose (noun)
- range of capabilities (noun)
- rationality (noun)
- reason (noun)
- reason, cause (noun)
- resolution (noun)
- sake (noun)
- scheme (noun)
- sense (noun)
- serious thought, discussion (noun)
- spirit (noun)
- strength of mind or will (noun)
- target (noun)
- tenor (noun)
- thought (noun)
- use (noun)
- using something (noun)
- value (noun)
- volition (noun)
- will (noun)
- aim (verb)
- cognition (verb)
- conceive (verb)
- contemplate (verb)
- decide (verb)
- design (verb)
- destine (verb)
- determine (verb)
- endeavor (verb)
- get at (verb)
- intend (verb)
- intend, set sights on (verb)
- mean (verb)
- meditate (verb)
- nominate (verb)
- other relevant words (verb)
- plan (verb)
- project (verb)
- propose (verb)
- pursue (verb)
- resolve (verb)
- other synonyms
- arrangement
- create
- endeavor
- force
- get at
- incentive
- intend
- mean
- occupation
- other relevant words
- plan
- purpose
- pursue
- resolve
- stubbornness
- use
- volition
Synonyms for Purpose:
adj.
• objective (adjective)n.
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- mind.
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- end.
- use.
- mainspring,
- mainsprings,
- prime mover,
- origins,
- causation,
- Movements,
- maker,
- determinant,
- Causations,
- determinants,
- motivations.
- pluck,
- iron wills,
- will power,
- purposivenesses,
- obstinances,
- iron will,
- persistence,
- will powers,
- obstinance,
- purposiveness.
- de bates,
- prudence,
- de liberation,
- de liberations,
- fore thought,
- fore-thought,
- de bate,
- fore thoughts,
- de-bates,
- de-liberations,
- fore-thoughts,
- de-liberation,
- de-bate.
- conations,
- de sign,
- what cookings,
- de-sign,
- what's cookings,
- what's cooking,
- co nation,
- Recipes,
- de signs,
- lay of land,
- co-nation,
- lay land,
- lay the land,
- de-signs,
- Intendment,
- under taking,
- pro position,
- game plan,
- under-taking,
- co-nations,
- co nations,
- whats cooking,
- what cooking,
- pro positions,
- design,
- pro-positions,
- intendments,
- under-takings,
- whats cookings,
- Conation.
- landing place,
- journeys end,
- landing-places,
- restingplace,
- landingplaces,
- landing places,
- journey's end,
- journey end,
- journey ends,
- journeys ends,
- terminal,
- resting-place,
- landingplace,
- journey's ends,
- restingplaces,
- resting-places,
- landing-place,
- resting places,
- resting place.
- visualization,
- de-termination,
- single mindedness,
- dogmatisms,
- single-mindednesses,
- single mindednesses,
- visualizations,
- indomitability,
- de-terminations,
- firm-ness,
- de termination,
- firm nesses,
- firm-nesses,
- firm ness,
- fearlessness,
- in-dependences,
- in dependence,
- dogmatism,
- indomitabilities,
- de terminations,
- singlemindedness,
- singlemindednesses,
- selfconfidence,
- in dependences,
- determination,
- in-dependence,
- stiff upper lip,
- self confidence,
- stiff upper lips,
- single-mindedness.
- commitment,
- performance,
- attempt,
- effort,
- exploit,
- essay,
- job,
- maneuver,
- contract,
- engagement,
- venture,
- proceeding,
- deed,
- project,
- adventure,
- approach,
- production,
- undertaking,
- assay,
- gambit,
- action,
- enterprise.
- follow throughs,
- ballgame,
- ballgames,
- do's,
- flier,
- pet project,
- out fit,
- biggies,
- out-fits,
- dos,
- biggie,
- enterprises,
- out-fit,
- out fits,
- pet projects,
- big ideas,
- big idea.
- mark.
- carrot,
- pro-vocations,
- reason whys,
- pro vocation,
- reason why,
- pro vocations,
- comeon,
- stimulus,
- Carrots.
- calculation,
- bourn,
- object,
- proposition,
- goal,
- aspiration,
- where one's headed,
- animus,
- whole idea,
- drift,
- whatfor,
- why and wherefore,
- whyfor,
- principle,
- plan,
- ulterior motive.
- bull's eye,
- bulls eyen,
- bulls eyne,
- bull's eyne,
- bull eyne,
- bulls eye,
- bull's eyen,
- bull eye,
- bull eyen.
- connotation,
- implication,
- pith,
- topic,
- significance,
- interpretation,
- explanation,
- denotation,
- description,
- indication,
- crux,
- tenor,
- relevance,
- gist,
- upshot,
- thrust,
- message,
- subject,
- definition.
- perverseness,
- pigheadedness,
- pertinaciousness,
- tenaciousness,
- pertinacity,
- perversity,
- hardheadedness,
- obstinateness.
- name game,
- name the game,
- validnesses,
- nitty gritty,
- validness,
- name of game,
- nittygritty,
- nuts bolts.
- role.
v.
• aim (verb)- sets one sights on,
- zeroes in on,
- sets ones sights on,
- sets one's sights on,
- sets sights on,
- zeroing on,
- zeroed on,
- zooming in,
- setting one sights on,
- set sights on,
- set one sights on,
- zooms in,
- zoom in,
- setting ones sights on,
- setting sights on,
- set ones sights on,
- zeroes on,
- zeroing in on,
- zoomed in,
- setting one's sights on,
- zeroed in on.
- de vised,
- de vising,
- de-picture,
- de-vised,
- de-pictures,
- de-vising,
- de pictured,
- spitballing,
- de-vise,
- heads trip,
- de picturing,
- de pictures,
- spitballed,
- de picture,
- de-picturing,
- pro-duces,
- pro duces,
- heading trip,
- thinking up,
- pro duce,
- trumping up,
- thinks up,
- becomes pregnant,
- de vise,
- de-pictured,
- trumps up,
- headed trip.
- de liberates,
- reflecting up on,
- mused over,
- fore-seeing,
- sizes up,
- brooding over,
- fore sees,
- musing over,
- cooled out,
- de-liberates,
- fore see,
- mulled over,
- aspired to,
- chewing over,
- reflecting upon,
- perpends,
- fore-saw,
- ex-cogitate,
- ex-cogitating,
- ex cogitates,
- ex cogitated,
- de-liberating,
- fore-see,
- reflects upon,
- fore saw,
- brooded over,
- reflects up on,
- kicks around,
- ex cogitate,
- de liberated,
- meditated on,
- de liberate,
- chewed over,
- cools out,
- chews over,
- de-liberate,
- perpending,
- muses over,
- fore seen,
- cooling out,
- fore-seen,
- meditates on,
- sized up,
- perpended,
- de-liberated,
- reflect up on,
- meditating on,
- thinks of,
- aspires to,
- de liberating,
- ex-cogitates,
- fore-sees,
- reflected up on,
- broods over,
- ex-cogitated,
- fore seeing,
- ex cogitating.
- comes agreement,
- casts the die,
- makes up mind,
- come decision,
- formed opinion,
- de creed,
- come conclusion,
- fixes upon,
- committing oneself,
- had final word,
- de-cree,
- fixt up on,
- hast final word,
- draws a conclusion,
- cast die,
- made decision,
- arrived conclusion,
- come agreement,
- coming to conclusion,
- casts die,
- came to decision,
- comes conclusion,
- draws conclusion,
- commits oneself,
- has final word,
- fixes up on,
- coming to decision,
- de-crees,
- committed oneself,
- drawing a conclusion,
- makes a decision,
- arrived at conclusion,
- goes down line,
- casting die,
- reaches decision,
- forms opinion,
- makes decision,
- reached decision,
- made up mind,
- takes stand,
- made mind,
- coming to agreement,
- drawing conclusion,
- make mind,
- taking a stand,
- took a stand,
- drew conclusion,
- making a decision,
- comes decision,
- hadst final word,
- de-creed,
- de cree,
- arriving at conclusion,
- haddest final word,
- hath final word,
- sur-mises,
- fixing up on,
- fixed up on,
- arrives at conclusion,
- takes a stand,
- take stand,
- sur mises,
- took stand,
- comes to decision,
- coming decision,
- casting the die,
- went down line,
- taking stand,
- fix up on,
- sur-mise,
- came to conclusion,
- drew a conclusion,
- going down line,
- fixt upon,
- de crees,
- making mind,
- came to agreement,
- arriving conclusion,
- having final word,
- sur mise,
- comes to agreement,
- making decision,
- came conclusion,
- came agreement,
- came decision,
- fixing upon,
- coming conclusion,
- making up mind,
- forming opinion,
- coming agreement,
- arrives conclusion,
- makes mind,
- arrive conclusion,
- comes to conclusion,
- reaching decision.
- de-signed,
- pre paring,
- pre pare,
- pre-pared,
- de signed,
- pre pares,
- de-signing,
- de signing,
- pre pared,
- pre-paring,
- pre-pare.
- pre forms,
- dooms to,
- fore ordained,
- fore-ordains,
- re serving,
- pre destined,
- pre-destining,
- pre-formed,
- marks out,
- preforming,
- pre form,
- de-votes,
- pre-form,
- de vote,
- pre ordain,
- fore-ordain,
- pre ordaining,
- re served,
- doomed to,
- de voted,
- re serve,
- de-voted,
- de-voting,
- pre ordains,
- de voting,
- pre-ordains,
- re-serves,
- pre formed,
- pre ordained,
- pre-forms,
- pre-ordained,
- de votes,
- pre-destine,
- marked out,
- pre-ordain,
- fore ordains,
- pre-ordaining,
- pre destining,
- pre-forming,
- pre destines,
- preforms,
- re-serving,
- fore-ordained,
- fore ordaining,
- pre forming,
- pre-destines,
- pre destine,
- de-vote,
- re-serve,
- fore-ordaining,
- fore ordain,
- dooming to,
- re-served,
- pre-destined.
- pre determined,
- pre-determine,
- pre determining,
- pre-determined,
- pre determine,
- pre determines,
- pre-determines,
- pre-determining.
- doing best,
- hast crack,
- hast a crack,
- hadst crack,
- bidding for,
- had a swing at,
- having crack,
- did one best,
- haddest a shot at,
- had a crack,
- doing one's best,
- had shot at,
- had a shot at,
- hadst swing at,
- doest best,
- hadst shot at,
- doest ones best,
- doest one's best,
- makes run at,
- has a swing at,
- made a run at,
- hath a crack,
- under takes,
- doeth one's best,
- bade for,
- went for broke,
- do ones best,
- hath swing at,
- pegging away,
- dost one best,
- hath a shot at,
- has crack,
- doth ones best,
- does one's best,
- had crack,
- having shot at,
- doeth best,
- having swing at,
- under-takes,
- hammering away,
- taking pains,
- hast a shot at,
- did best,
- dost one's best,
- takes pains,
- hadst a crack,
- haddest a crack,
- has a crack,
- didst ones best,
- made an effort,
- made run at,
- doest one best,
- took pains,
- have crack,
- doing one best,
- doeth one best,
- did one's best,
- has shot at,
- poured on,
- makes an effort,
- dost ones best,
- hast a swing at,
- have shot at,
- hast shot at,
- haddest a swing at,
- having a shot at,
- pouring on,
- making an effort,
- under took,
- doth best,
- hath crack,
- doth one best,
- did ones best,
- pouring it on,
- dost best,
- has a shot at,
- making effort,
- hadst a swing at,
- hath shot at,
- under taken,
- under take,
- doth one's best,
- do best,
- makes effort,
- didst best,
- pegged away,
- under-taken,
- pours it on,
- has swing at,
- making run at,
- didst one's best,
- had swing at,
- does ones best,
- makes a run at,
- having a crack,
- does one best,
- poured it on,
- goes for broke,
- hath a swing at,
- do one best,
- does best,
- made effort,
- make run at,
- didst one best,
- hadst a shot at,
- doing ones best,
- have swing at,
- haddest crack,
- hast swing at,
- making a run at,
- pegs away,
- doeth ones best,
- having a swing at,
- haddest shot at,
- pours on,
- bids for,
- haddest swing at.
- had in mind,
- being resolved,
- de noting,
- ex-pressing,
- de-noting,
- in tend,
- hoped to,
- wert determined,
- art resolved,
- in-tend,
- figures on,
- hast mind,
- wast resolved,
- sets aside,
- was determined,
- are resolved,
- is resolved,
- in tended,
- ex pressed,
- hadst mind,
- hopes to,
- in tends,
- de-noted,
- figured on,
- hath mind,
- looked forward,
- am resolved,
- had mind,
- being determined,
- hath in mind,
- looks forward,
- am determined,
- haddest mind,
- hadst in mind,
- in tending,
- hoping to,
- de noted,
- de note,
- de-note,
- is determined,
- wert resolved,
- ex press,
- haddest in mind,
- ex-press,
- having in mind,
- are determined,
- ex pressing,
- having mind,
- were resolved,
- hast in mind,
- was resolved,
- wast determined,
- were determined,
- has mind,
- art determined,
- de notes,
- figuring on,
- have mind,
- in-tending,
- in-tended,
- de-notes,
- in-tends.
- conclude,
- work toward,
- consider,
- think to,
- have a mind to,
- ponder,
- commit,
- work for,
- aspire,
- have in view.
- puts on thinking cap,
- thinks deeply,
- putting on thinking cap,
- puts thinking cap,
- puzzled over,
- saying to oneself,
- say oneself,
- says oneself,
- puzzles over,
- put thinking cap,
- entertaining idea,
- putting thinking cap,
- entertained idea,
- says to oneself,
- said oneself,
- entertains idea,
- thinks over,
- saying oneself,
- thought deeply,
- puzzling over,
- said to oneself.
- de nominates,
- puts down for,
- pre-sent,
- re commending,
- re commend,
- pre sent,
- putting down for,
- de-nominating,
- re-commending,
- re commends,
- re commended,
- cognominates,
- cognominated,
- de nominate,
- re-commended,
- de-nominate,
- pre-sents,
- de-nominates,
- re-commend,
- re-commends,
- de nominating,
- de-nominated,
- cognominating,
- de nominated.
- has every intention,
- reckoning on,
- hath every intention,
- hast every intention,
- reckons on,
- reckoned on,
- haddest every intention,
- having every intention,
- had every intention,
- hadst every intention.
- fore cast,
- de-lineate,
- out lined,
- fore-cast,
- fore-casting,
- maps out,
- mapped out,
- out-lining,
- de lineate,
- de lineated,
- pre dict,
- pre-dict,
- out lining,
- fore casts,
- out-lined,
- de-lineated,
- fore-casts,
- fore casting.
- haddest a go at,
- going out for,
- hath a go at,
- went out for,
- strived for,
- aims for,
- had a go at,
- goes out for,
- hast a go at,
- had go at,
- hath go at,
- strove for,
- has go at,
- worked for,
- went in for,
- haddest go at,
- wrought toward,
- strives for,
- wrought for,
- hadst a go at,
- working for,
- hadst go at,
- has a go at,
- aiming for,
- trying for,
- aimed for,
- goes in for,
- hast go at,
- works for,
- tried for,
- striving for,
- have go at,
- having a go at,
- works toward,
- tries for,
- having go at,
- worked toward,
- going in for.
- un-folds,
- passes upon,
- un tangling,
- re-solved,
- de-cipher,
- making a point of,
- un-tangle,
- re solving,
- brake down,
- remains firm,
- de-ciphered,
- un-ravelled,
- make point of,
- passed upon,
- pass up on,
- made point of,
- works through,
- un-tangled,
- making point of,
- un-folded,
- un-ravelling,
- worked through,
- passed up on,
- dis solved,
- un-tangling,
- remained firm,
- de ciphers,
- un-raveled,
- broke down,
- passing up on,
- un ravelling,
- de-ciphers,
- re-solving,
- un fold,
- un-raveling,
- un-zip,
- de ciphered,
- un-fold,
- un-zips,
- un-ravel,
- un ravelled,
- un-zipped,
- de ciphering,
- puzzling out,
- un tangle,
- un zips,
- dis solve,
- un zipping,
- un ravels,
- un-tangles,
- un ravel,
- un tangles,
- un-ravels,
- dis solves,
- dis-solve,
- makes point of,
- un zip,
- un-zipping,
- puzzles out,
- un folded,
- dis solving,
- wrought through,
- working through,
- dis-solving,
- un folding,
- un raveling,
- made a point of,
- de-ciphering,
- dis-solves,
- de cipher,
- passes up on,
- un-folding,
- un raveled,
- remaining firm,
- dis-solved,
- re solved,
- un folds,
- makes a point of,
- breaks down,
- un tangled,
- passing upon,
- puzzled out.
Other synonyms:
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- purposefulness,
- willpower,
- purposeless,
- decidedness,
- witting,
- resoluteness,
- orientation,
- drive at,
- decisiveness,
- ideals.
-
•
- dream,
- desultory,
- senseless,
- intended,
- intentional,
- premeditated,
- pointless,
- unflinching,
- aimless,
- ambition,
- unwavering,
- willful,
- sight,
- idea,
- toughness,
- determined,
- meaningless,
- hope.
-
•
- erratic,
- uncompromising,
- resolute,
- considered,
- reason,
- value,
- mindless,
- resolution,
- purposeful,
- calculated,
- why,
- unyielding.
-
•
- firm.
-
•
- tough.
- Endeavoring,
- peg away,
- have a shot at,
- pour it on,
- bid for,
- have a crack,
- going for broke,
- make an effort,
- do one's best,
- humped,
- make effort,
- pour on,
- have a swing at,
- humping,
- make a run at,
- take pains,
- bad for,
- go for broke.
- sets apart,
- looking forward,
- have in mind,
- has in mind,
- set apart,
- look forward,
- figure on,
- be determined,
- hope to,
- adds up,
- setting apart,
- importing,
- setting aside,
- be resolved,
- adding up.
- slating,
- thinking of,
- call shots,
- Visioned,
- diagramed,
- cool out,
- elect,
- zero in on,
- meditate,
- tabbed,
- propose,
- brood over,
- thought up,
- kicking around,
- thinking over,
- tabbing,
- Meditated,
- fating,
- Imaged,
- come to decision,
- endeavor,
- foreordain,
- Depicturing,
- put down for,
- Depictured,
- kicked around,
- spitball,
- draw a conclusion,
- Schemed,
- determine,
- becoming pregnant,
- think deeply,
- cast the die,
- form opinion,
- tenders,
- Tendering,
- Earmarked,
- chew over,
- reflect upon,
- targeting,
- Slated,
- meditate on,
- nominate,
- envisions,
- mull over,
- aspire to,
- become pregnant,
- commit oneself,
- destine,
- Visioning,
- put on thinking cap,
- reach decision,
- formulated,
- mulls over,
- size up,
- take a stand,
- muse over,
- preform,
- think up,
- diagrammed,
- set one's sights on,
- sizing up,
- blueprinting,
- levels,
- mean,
- arrive at conclusion,
- fix upon,
- say to oneself,
- became pregnant,
- doom to,
- think over,
- Cinched,
- Perpend,
- imaging,
- made a decision,
- Dooming,
- depictures,
- map out,
- make decision,
- puzzle over,
- Targeted,
- spark,
- mapping out,
- fixed upon,
- revolved,
- entertain idea,
- go down line,
- revolve,
- kick around,
- think of,
- come to agreement,
- draw conclusion,
- blueprinted,
- have final word,
- Slotting,
- decide,
- get at,
- aspiring to,
- zero on,
- mulling over,
- Tendered,
- thought of,
- make up mind,
- trump up,
- Slotted,
- Depicture,
- thinking deeply,
- marking out,
- Cinching,
- intend,
- spitballs,
- reflected upon,
- diagraming,
- come to conclusion,
- pursue,
- thought over,
- diagramming,
- Cognominate,
- mark out,
- contemplate,
- make a decision,
- preformed.
How to use "Purpose" in context?
The term "purpose" can have different meanings to different people. At its most basic, purpose is the reason for something. For example, the purpose of a chair is to support someone's weight. More generally, purpose can be summed up with four key questions: What is the goal or objective of the endeavor? Why does it matter? What is the impact of achieving the goal? Our ambition should not be limited by our understanding of the purpose of an undertaking. As Galileo Galilei famously said, "The purpose of all science is to find out how things work.
Paraphrases for Purpose:
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Equivalence
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Proper noun, plural
Goals.
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Proper noun, plural
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Forward Entailment
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Proper noun, singular
Goals.
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Noun, plural
Goals.
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Proper noun, singular
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Reverse Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
sake.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Adjective, comparative
better.
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Adjective
end, subject-matter.
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Proper noun, singular
description, end, goods, use, Appendices, Dignitaries, Personalities, Persons, Artifacts, Resources, ends, descriptions, paragraphs, covers, reasons, expectations, seeks, benchmarks, uses, topics, remarks, subject-matter.
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Noun, plural
Deliveries, Artifacts, ends, motives, attempts, subjects, pieces, hopes, victims, themes, topics, items, thrusts, bearers, tenets, margins, merits, individuals, endeavours.
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Noun, singular or mass
accordance, achievement, ambition, artefact, aspect, aspiration, attempt, behalf, calculation, chase, concept, connoisseur, consideration, course, data, description, desire, destiny, effort, end, endeavour, endgame, exercise, fact, idea, mind, philosophy, principle, prospect, provision, purport, pursuance, quest, realization, redistribution, responsibility, topic, use, virtue, coordinates, subject-matter.
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Adverb
deliberately, Goals.
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Verb, past tense
conducted, contained, dedicated, designed, involved, led, moved, presented, raised, received, sought, studied, Accounted, Assessed, Attracted, Brought, Caused, Dealt, Discussed, Examined, Followed, Levied, Meant, Performed, Resulted, Searched, Underwent, Proceeded, Stipulated, Submitted, Suffered, summarized.
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Verb, past participle
contained, featured, Dealt, Depreciated, Encompassed, Singled, Slated, Subjected.
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Adjective, comparative
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Adjective
objectives.
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Proper noun, singular
objectives.
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Noun, plural
pursuits, objectives.
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Noun, singular or mass
connection, interpretation, means, motivation, pursuit, thing.
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Adverb
objectives.
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Interjection
Goals, objectives.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
serves.
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Verb, base form
purport.
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Adjective
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