Synonyms for Purpose:

• adj.

  •objective (adjective)
  • desideratum.

• n.

  •
  • intentionally,
  • deliberately,
  • designedly.
  •
  • task,
  • DO.
  •
  • planned,
  • view.
  •
  • certain,
  • strong.
  •
  • mind.
  •
  • end.
  •aim (noun)
  • desire,
  • scheme,
  • scope,
  • proposal,
  • expectation,
  • prospect,
  • mission,
  • destination,
  • direction.
  •aim, goal (noun)
  • objective,
  • target.
  •ambition (noun)
  • ambitiousness.
  •application (noun)
  • practice.
  •application; employment (noun)
  • use.
  •capacity, job (noun)
  • function.
  •cause (noun)
  • mainspring,
  • mainsprings,
  • prime mover,
  • origins,
  • causation,
  • Movements,
  • maker,
  • determinant,
  • Causations,
  • determinants,
  • motivations.
  •center, goal (noun)
  • mecca.
  •consistency (noun)
  • pertinence.
  •contemplation (noun)
  • pondering,
  • re-flections,
  • re flections,
  • re-flection,
  • ponderings,
  • re flection.
  •courage (noun)
  • heart.
  •decidedness (noun)
  • assertiveness,
  • emphaticalnesses,
  • Assertivenesses,
  • conclusivenesses,
  • conclusiveness,
  • Emphaticalness.
  •decision (noun)
  • pluck,
  • iron wills,
  • will power,
  • purposivenesses,
  • obstinances,
  • iron will,
  • persistence,
  • will powers,
  • obstinance,
  • purposiveness.
  •deep thought; planning (noun)
  • contemplation.
  •deliberation (noun)
  • 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.
  •design (noun)
  • 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.
  •destination (noun)
  • 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.
  •determination (noun)
  • 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.
  •device (noun)
  • evasion,
  • cunningnesses,
  • clever move,
  • clever moves,
  • feint,
  • Cunningness.
  •effect (noun)
  • efficacies,
  • efficacy,
  • imprint.
  •effort (noun)
  • product,
  • travails,
  • pro-ducts,
  • pro duct,
  • industry,
  • travail,
  • pro ducts,
  • pro-duct.
  •employment (noun)
  • dis-positions,
  • dis positions,
  • exploitation,
  • dis-position,
  • dis position.
  •end (noun)
  • where one's heading.
  •endeavor (noun)
  • commitment,
  • performance,
  • attempt,
  • effort,
  • exploit,
  • essay,
  • job,
  • maneuver,
  • contract,
  • engagement,
  • venture,
  • proceeding,
  • deed,
  • project,
  • adventure,
  • approach,
  • production,
  • undertaking,
  • assay,
  • gambit,
  • action,
  • enterprise.
  •enterprise (noun)
  • 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.
  •free will (noun)
  • volition.
  •function (noun)
  • functions,
  • raison detre,
  • pro-vince,
  • pro-vinces,
  • pro vince,
  • pro vinces.
  •goal (noun)
  • intention.
  •goal, aim (noun)
  • point.
  •goal, target (noun)
  • mark.
  •idea (noun)
  • believed abstraction,
  • hypothesis,
  • Significancy.
  •impact, impression (noun)
  • effect.
  •import (noun)
  • importance,
  • sub stance,
  • weightinesses,
  • sub stances,
  • import,
  • weightiness,
  • sub-stance,
  • sub-stances.
  •incentive (noun)
  • carrot,
  • pro-vocations,
  • reason whys,
  • pro vocation,
  • reason why,
  • pro vocations,
  • comeon,
  • stimulus,
  • Carrots.
  •intent (noun)
  • intent.
  •intention (noun)
  • impulsions,
  • impulsion,
  • premeditation.
  •intention, aim (noun)
  • meaning.
  •intention, meaning, aim (noun)
  • calculation,
  • bourn,
  • object,
  • proposition,
  • goal,
  • aspiration,
  • where one's headed,
  • animus,
  • whole idea,
  • drift,
  • whatfor,
  • why and wherefore,
  • whyfor,
  • principle,
  • plan,
  • ulterior motive.
  •layout (noun)
  • out-lines,
  • out lines,
  • map,
  • out-line,
  • out line.
  •lure, inducement (noun)
  • incentive.
  •mark (noun)
  • bull's eye,
  • bulls eyen,
  • bulls eyne,
  • bull's eyne,
  • bull eyne,
  • bulls eye,
  • bull's eyen,
  • bull eye,
  • bull eyen.
  •meaning (noun)
  • connotation,
  • implication,
  • pith,
  • topic,
  • significance,
  • interpretation,
  • explanation,
  • denotation,
  • description,
  • indication,
  • crux,
  • tenor,
  • relevance,
  • gist,
  • upshot,
  • thrust,
  • message,
  • subject,
  • definition.
  •mecca (noun)
  • hub,
  • Foci.
  •method (noun)
  • regularity,
  • orderliness,
  • systematization,
  • Systemization.
  •mind (noun)
  • way thinking,
  • out-look,
  • way of thinking,
  • out look,
  • point view,
  • out-looks,
  • out looks.
  •mission (noun)
  • sortie.
  •mulishness (noun)
  • mulishness.
  •objective (noun)
  • ground zero,
  • end in view.
  •obstinacy (noun)
  • perverseness,
  • pigheadedness,
  • pertinaciousness,
  • tenaciousness,
  • pertinacity,
  • perversity,
  • hardheadedness,
  • obstinateness.
  •occasion (noun)
  • occasions,
  • promptings.
  •order, pattern (noun)
  • method.
  •persistence, resolve (noun)
  • tenacity,
  • faith,
  • confidence,
  • steadfastness,
  • constancy.
  •pleasure (noun)
  • velleity.
  •ploy, scheme, maneuver (noun)
  • device.
  •point (noun)
  • name game,
  • name the game,
  • validnesses,
  • nitty gritty,
  • validness,
  • name of game,
  • nittygritty,
  • nuts bolts.
  •premeditation (noun)
  • pre meditations,
  • pre meditation,
  • pre-meditation,
  • pre-meditations.
  •purpose (noun)
  • role.
  •range of capabilities (noun)
  • functionality.
  •rationality (noun)
  • rhyme or reason,
  • rhyme reason.
  •reason (noun)
  • wherefores.
  •reason, cause (noun)
  • occasion.
  •resolution (noun)
  • staunchness,
  • immovability,
  • fixed purpose,
  • immovabilities.
  •sake (noun)
  • final cause.
  •scheme (noun)
  • orderings,
  • codification,
  • codifications.
  •sense (noun)
  • nature of the beast,
  • sense,
  • nature of beast,
  • rationality,
  • denotatiton,
  • shorts,
  • rationalness.
  •serious thought, discussion (noun)
  • deliberation.
  •spirit (noun)
  • spirit.
  •strength of mind or will (noun)
  • decision.
  •target (noun)
  • bullseye,
  • bulleye,
  • bull'seye,
  • bulls-eye,
  • bull-eye.
  •tenor (noun)
  • course of thought,
  • course thought.
  •thought (noun)
  • thought.
  •use (noun)
  • benefit,
  • profit,
  • gain,
  • return,
  • advantage,
  • outcome,
  • duty,
  • avail,
  • good,
  • utility,
  • result.
  •using something (noun)
  • employment.
  •value (noun)
  • desirability,
  • desirabilities,
  • serviceablenesses,
  • de-notation,
  • de notation,
  • de-notations,
  • de notations,
  • serviceableness,
  • values.
  •volition (noun)
  • election.
  •will (noun)
  • self-discipline,
  • hearts desires,
  • self disciplines,
  • selfrestraint,
  • self-disciplines,
  • self control,
  • heart's desires,
  • heart desires,
  • heart's desire,
  • pinings,
  • willfulness,
  • selfdiscipline,
  • self restraint,
  • hearts desire,
  • willfulnesses,
  • selfdisciplines,
  • self discipline,
  • selfcontrol,
  • heart desire.

• 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.
  •cognition (verb)
  • purport,
  • purpose.
  •conceive (verb)
  • 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.
  •contemplate (verb)
  • 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.
  •decide (verb)
  • 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.
  •design (verb)
  • de-signed,
  • pre paring,
  • pre pare,
  • pre-pared,
  • de signed,
  • pre pares,
  • de-signing,
  • de signing,
  • pre pared,
  • pre-paring,
  • pre-pare.
  •destine (verb)
  • 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.
  •determine (verb)
  • pre determined,
  • pre-determine,
  • pre determining,
  • pre-determined,
  • pre determine,
  • pre determines,
  • pre-determines,
  • pre-determining.
  •endeavor (verb)
  • 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.
  •get at (verb)
  • led up to,
  • leading up to,
  • leads up to.
  •intend (verb)
  • 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.
  •intend, set sights on (verb)
  • conclude,
  • work toward,
  • consider,
  • think to,
  • have a mind to,
  • ponder,
  • commit,
  • work for,
  • aspire,
  • have in view.
  •mean (verb)
  • sets out,
  • de-sired,
  • de sired,
  • de-siring,
  • de siring.
  •meditate (verb)
  • 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.
  •nominate (verb)
  • 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.
  •plan (verb)
  • 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.
  •project (verb)
  • 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.
  •propose (verb)
  • pro pose,
  • pro-posed,
  • pro-pose,
  • pro-posing,
  • pro posed,
  • pro posing.
  •pursue (verb)
  • 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.
  •resolve (verb)
  • 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:

  •
  • 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.
  •
  • wandering,
  • devious,
  • voluntary,
  • come in,
  • unbending,
  • steadfast,
  • deliberate.
  •
  • constant,
  • will,
  • steady,
  • stiff,
  • firmness,
  • limit.
  •
  • firm.
  •
  • tough.
  •arrangement
  • layout.
  •create
  • conceive.
  •endeavor
  • 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.
  •force
  • impetus.
  •get at
  • led to,
  • leading to,
  • lead to,
  • leads to,
  • lead up to.
  •incentive
  • motive.
  •intend
  • 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.
  •mean
  • set out,
  • setting out.
  •occupation
  • lifework.
  •plan
  • reckon on,
  • have every intention.
  •purpose
  • angle,
  • sake.
  •pursue
  • try for,
  • go out for,
  • working toward,
  • have a go at,
  • pursuing,
  • go in for,
  • aim for,
  • strive for.
  •resolve
  • break down,
  • make a point of,
  • pass upon,
  • deal with,
  • untangle,
  • breaking down,
  • work through,
  • puzzle out,
  • remain firm.
  •stubbornness
  • obstinacy.
  •use
  • application.
  •volition
  • free will.

Paraphrases for Purpose:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, plural
    Goals.

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    Goals.
  • Noun, plural
    Goals.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    sake.

• Independent

  • Adjective, comparative
    better.
  • Adjective
    subject-matter, end.
  • Proper noun, plural
    Standards, uses.
  • Proper noun, singular
    Resources, Personalities, Persons, expectations, topics, seeks, covers, benchmarks, remarks, Artifacts, Appendices, Dignitaries, paragraphs, goods, reasons, subject-matter, description, descriptions, use, uses, end, ends.
  • Noun, plural
    endeavours, motives, thrusts, subjects, hopes, themes, individuals, attempts, bearers, Deliveries, pieces, merits, items, tenets, victims, margins, topics, Artifacts, ends.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    coordinates, data, effort, ambition, idea, course, purport, fact, endeavour, attempt, desire, exercise, mind, chase, topic, subject-matter, pursuance, responsibility, concept, aspiration, realization, description, philosophy, use, behalf, destiny, end, principle, quest, artefact, calculation, prospect, accordance, connoisseur, consideration, virtue, endgame, redistribution, provision, aspect, achievement.
  • Adverb
    Goals, deliberately.
  • Verb, past tense
    Caused, presented, Resulted, Suffered, Stipulated, sought, summarized, Searched, Performed, conducted, Underwent, designed, studied, Assessed, contained, raised, involved, moved, Proceeded, Examined, Accounted, dedicated, Followed, Attracted, Levied, Discussed, Submitted, received, Dealt, Meant, Brought, led.
  • Verb, past participle
    Encompassed, Subjected, featured, Depreciated, contained, Singled, Slated, Dealt.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    Drank, purport, seek, attempt, description, end.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    purports, intends, commits, attempts, wants, seeks, ends.
  • Verb, base form
    seek, attempt, end.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    objectives.
  • Proper noun, singular
    objectives.
  • Noun, plural
    pursuits, objectives.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    pursuit, motivation, connection, interpretation, means, thing.
  • Adverb
    objectives.
  • Interjection
    Goals, objectives.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    serves.
  • Verb, base form
    purport.

Antonyms for Purpose:

• n.

  • intention, meaning, aim
    start, hate, beginning, hatred, dislike.
  • persistence, resolve
    instability, doubt, uncertainty, weakness.
  • use
    source, loss, cause, origin, disadvantage.
  • Other antonyms:
    carelessness, oversight, means, thoughtlessness, aimlessness, negligence, heedlessness, avoidance, method, way, purposelessness.

• v.

  • intend, set sights on
    dismiss, reject, ignore, discard, hesitate, wait, disregard, neglect, forget, begin, waver, stop.

Hyponym for Purpose:

• v.

  • cognition
    decide, think, make up one's mind, mean, determine, intend.