Definition for Purpose:

• what something is used for; " the function of an auger is to bore holes"; " ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"

Synonyms for Purpose:

• adj.

  •objective (adjective)
  • desideratum.

• n.

  •
  • intentionally,
  • deliberately,
  • designedly.
  •
  • task,
  • DO.
  •
  • planned,
  • view.
  •
  • certain,
  • strong.
  •
  • mind.
  •aim (noun)
  • desire,
  • scheme,
  • scope,
  • proposal,
  • expectation,
  • prospect,
  • mission,
  • destination,
  • direction.
  •courage (noun)
  • heart.
  •endeavor (noun)
  • commitment,
  • performance,
  • attempt,
  • effort,
  • exploit,
  • essay,
  • job,
  • maneuver,
  • contract,
  • engagement,
  • venture,
  • proceeding,
  • deed,
  • project,
  • adventure,
  • approach,
  • production,
  • undertaking,
  • assay,
  • gambit,
  • action,
  • enterprise.
  •free will (noun)
  • volition.
  •idea (noun)
  • Significancy.
  •intention (noun)
  • premeditation,
  • contemplation,
  • design.
  •intention, meaning, aim (noun)
  • calculation,
  • ulterior motive,
  • point,
  • intent,
  • mecca,
  • end,
  • proposition,
  • goal,
  • animus,
  • objective,
  • function,
  • big idea,
  • bourn,
  • whatfor,
  • principle,
  • target,
  • object,
  • whole idea,
  • plan,
  • why and wherefore,
  • drift,
  • whyfor,
  • where one's headed,
  • aspiration,
  • Intendment,
  • determination.
  •meaning (noun)
  • implication,
  • upshot,
  • significance,
  • explanation,
  • indication,
  • gist,
  • crux,
  • description,
  • pith,
  • denotation,
  • relevance,
  • thrust,
  • subject,
  • meaning,
  • definition,
  • tenor,
  • topic,
  • interpretation,
  • connotation,
  • message.
  •method (noun)
  • orderliness.
  •objective (noun)
  • end in view.
  •obstinacy (noun)
  • pertinacity,
  • perversity.
  •persistence, resolve (noun)
  • confidence,
  • tenacity,
  • single-mindedness,
  • steadfastness,
  • constancy,
  • faith.
  •purpose (noun)
  • use,
  • intention,
  • role.
  •resolution (noun)
  • fixed purpose,
  • persistence,
  • staunchness.
  •sense (noun)
  • rationality,
  • sense.
  •thought (noun)
  • thought.
  •use (noun)
  • benefit,
  • advantage,
  • duty,
  • effect,
  • profit,
  • return,
  • avail,
  • result,
  • good,
  • outcome,
  • utility,
  • mark,
  • gain.

• v.

  •cognition (verb)
  • purport.
  •intend, set sights on (verb)
  • conclude,
  • work toward,
  • consider,
  • think to,
  • have a mind to,
  • ponder,
  • commit,
  • work for,
  • aspire,
  • have in view.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • drive at,
  • purposefulness,
  • decidedness,
  • decisiveness,
  • willpower,
  • resoluteness,
  • orientation.
  •
  • determined,
  • aimless,
  • dream,
  • hope,
  • sight,
  • unflinching,
  • ambition,
  • toughness,
  • intended,
  • premeditated,
  • willful,
  • intentional,
  • idea.
  •
  • why,
  • reason,
  • value,
  • erratic,
  • resolution,
  • resolute,
  • mindless.
  •
  • devious,
  • unbending.
  •
  • will,
  • firmness,
  • steady.
  •arrangement
  • layout.
  •create
  • conceive.
  •endeavor
  • bid for.
  •incentive
  • motive.
  •intend
  • have in mind.
  •occupation
  • lifework.
  •plan
  • have every intention.
  •purpose
  • sake.
  •pursue
  • strive for,
  • try for,
  • aim for.
  •resolve
  • make a point of.
  •spur
  • incentive.
  •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.