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purpose
noun as in intention, meaning, aim
Strongest matches
ambition, aspiration, desire, determination, direction, function, goal, idea, intent, objective, plan, principle, project, reason, scheme, scope, view, wish
Strong matches
animus, bourn, calculation, design, destination, dream, drift, end, expectation, hope, mecca, mission, object, point, premeditation, proposal, proposition, prospect, resolve, will
Weak matches
big idea, intendment, ulterior motive, whatfor, where one's headed, whole idea, why and wherefore, whyfor
noun as in persistence, resolve
Strongest matches
Strong matches
confidence, constancy, firmness, resolution, single-mindedness, steadfastness, tenacity, will
noun as in use
verb as in intend, set sights on
Strong matches
aim, aspire, commit, conclude, consider, contemplate, decide, design, determine, mean, meditate, mind, plan, ponder, propose, pursue, resolve
Weak matches
bid for, have a mind to, have in view, make up one's mind, think to, work for, work toward
Example Sentences
For people who rely on their policies as a safety net, “that defeats the whole purpose of insurance,” he added.
“Everyone asks the same boring questions—sincerely, I’m not upset, I’m just genuinely intrigued as to what the purpose is,” he says.
The camera doesn’t know the color of the photographer and has no prejudices; it serves the purposes of those who master it.
Many exhibitions have been shaped with the purpose not of encouraging commemoration but of spurring progressive political activism.
The purpose now is to show a separate measure of employment.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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