Related Words for purpose

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WordSyllablesCategories
intention
x/x
Noun, Noun
intent
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Noun, Noun
function
/x
Noun, Noun
purport
/x
Noun, Noun
determination
xxx/x
Noun, Noun
propose
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Noun, Noun
resolve
x/
Noun, Noun
use
/
Noun, Noun
design
x/
Noun, Noun
role
/
Noun, Noun
aim
/
Noun, Noun
reason
/x
Noun
objective
x/x
Noun
goal
/
Noun
mission
/x
Noun
sake
/
Noun
necessity
x/xx
Noun
rationale
xx/
Noun
justification
xxx/x
Noun
motive
/x
Noun
usefulness
/xx
Noun
intension
x/x
Noun
accomplishing
x/xx
Verb
principle
/xx
Noun
requirement
x/x
Noun
furtherance
/xx
Noun
motivation
xx/x
Noun
general
/xx
Noun
impetus
/xx
Noun
benefit
/xx
Noun
overarching
/xxx
Adjective
aspect
/x
Noun
ultimate
/xx
Adjective
implication
xx/x
Noun
meaning
/x
Noun
pretext
/x
Noun
pursuit
x/
Noun
task
/
Noun
context
/x
Noun
idea
x/x
Noun
intended
x/x
Verb, Adjective
edification
xxx/x
Noun
serve
/
Verb
enjoyment
x/x
Noun
fact
/
Noun
part
/
Noun
essence
/x
Noun
solely
/xx
Adverb
matter
/x
Noun
fulfill
x/
Verb
sense
/
Noun
twofold
//
Adjective, Verb
consequence
/xx
Noun
particular
x/xx
Adjective
main
/
Adjective
furthering
/xx
Verb
existence
x/x
Noun
instance
/x
Noun
basis
/x
Noun
this
/
Adverb, Noun
mandate
/x
Noun
specifically
x/xx
Adverb
proper
/x
Adjective
example
x/x
Noun
desire
x/x
Noun
purposiveness
/xxx
Noun
provision
x/x
Noun
concept
/x
Noun
primary
/xx
Adjective
importance
x/x
Noun
limitation
xx/x
Noun
shortcoming
/xx
Noun
instrumentality
xxx/xx
Noun
criterion
x/xx
Noun
destination
xx/x
Noun
object
/x
Noun
point
/
Noun
conclusion
x/x
Noun
finish
/x
Noun
action
/x
Noun
terminus
/xx
Noun
target
/x
Noun
close
/
Adjective
plan
/
Noun
result
x/
Noun
ending
/x
Noun
method
/x
Noun
event
x/
Noun
period
/xx
Noun
termination
xx/x
Noun
project
/x
Noun
plot
/
Noun
finis
/x
Noun
fate
/
Noun
marker
/x
Noun
outcome
/x
Noun
issue
/x
Noun
effect
x/
Noun
procedure
x/x
Noun
cutoff
/x
Noun
course of action
///x
Phrase, Noun
origin
/xx
Noun
strategy
/xx
Noun
occasion
x/x
Noun
solution
x/x
Noun
business end
/x/
Phrase, Noun
finish line
/x/
Phrase, Noun
apparatus
xx/x
Noun
closure
/x
Noun
view
/
Noun
end product
//x
Phrase, Noun
quest
/
Noun
upshot
/x
Noun
time
/
Noun
formula
/xx
Noun
success
x/
Noun
recipe
/xx
Noun
priority
x/xx
Noun
peak
/
Noun
beginning
x/x
Noun
mission statement
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
arrival
x/x
Noun
efficiency
x/xx
Noun
performance
x/x
Noun
product
/x
Noun
vision
/x
Noun
guideline
/x
Noun
card
/
Noun
date
/
Noun
point of origin
///xx
Phrase, Noun
shank
/
Noun
start
/
Noun
achievement
x/x
Noun
work
/
Noun
resolution
xx/x
Noun
commencement
x/x
Noun
time limit
//x
Phrase, Noun
wish
/
Noun
capstone
/x
Noun
time frame
//
Phrase, Noun
operation
xx/x
Noun
punch line
//
Phrase, Noun
focal point
/x/
Phrase, Noun
commission
x/x
Noun
sortie
/x
Noun
expedition
xx/x
Noun
front
/
Noun
finishing touch
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
scheme
/
Noun
deadline
/x
Noun
starting point
/x/
Phrase, Noun
target of opportunity
/x/xx/xx
Phrase, Noun
specification
xxx/x
Noun
confines
/x
Noun
account
x/
Noun
command performance
x/x/x
Phrase, Noun
all in all
/x/
Phrase, Adverb, Noun
configuration
xxx/x
Noun
endpoint
/x
Noun
singleness
/xx
Noun
announced
x/
Adjective
avowed
x/
Adjective
ostensible
x/xx
Adjective
quorum
/x
Noun
stated
/x
Adjective
fell
/
Adjective
defeats
x/
Verb
ulterior
x/xx
Adjective
tenacity
x/xx
Noun
declared
x/
Adjective
threefold
/x
Verb
sole
/
Adjective
admirably
/xxx
Adverb
procreative
/x/x
Adjective
didactic
x/x
Adjective
expressed
x/
Adjective
professed
x/
Adjective
laudable
/xx
Adjective
dual
/x
Adjective
firmness
/x
Noun
seriousness
/xxx
Noun
suits
/
Verb
ascertaining
xx/x
Verb
blunted
/x
Adjective
redemptive
x/x
Adjective
accordance
x/x
Noun
activity
x/xx
Noun
adaptable
x/xx
Adjective
addressed
x/
Adjective
allow
x/
Verb
alone
x/
Adverb, Adjective
ambition
x/x
Noun, Verb
applicable
/xxx
Adjective
application
xx/x
Noun
area
/xx
Noun
artefact
/xx
Noun
article
/xx
Noun, Verb
artifact
/xx
Noun
assignment
x/x
Noun
attempt
x/
Noun, Verb
automated
/xxx
Adjective
avail
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
behalf
x/
Noun
being
/x
Noun
bid
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
bottom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
but
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb
calculation
xx/x
Noun
case
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
category
/xxx
Noun
cause
/
Noun, Verb
cease
/
Verb, Noun
cessation
x/x
Noun
challenge
/x
Noun, Verb
character
/xx
Noun, Verb
chase
/
Noun, Verb
checking
/x
Noun
class
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
commitment
x/x
Noun
completed
x/x
Adjective
completion
x/x
Noun
concern
x/
Noun, Verb
conducted
x/x
Verb
connection
x/x
Noun
considered
x/x
Adjective
contained
x/
Adjective
covered
/x
Adjective
dealt
/
Adjective
deliberately
x/xxx
Adverb
demise
x/
Noun, Verb
description
x/x
Noun
desideratum
xx/xx
Noun
destiny
/xx
Noun
diligence
/xx
Noun
direction
x/x
Noun
discussed
x/
Verb
driven
/x
Adjective
effective
x/x
Adjective, Noun
efficient
x/x
Adjective, Noun
effort
/x
Noun, Verb
enable
x/x
Verb
endeavour
x/x
Noun, Verb
endgame
/x
Noun, Adjective
examined
x/x
Verb
exercise
/xx
Noun, Verb
expire
x/
Verb
expiry
x/x
Noun
eyesight
/x
Noun
field
/
Noun, Verb
fin
/
Noun, Verb
final
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
finality
x/xx
Noun
fine
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
focus
/x
Noun, Verb
framework
/x
Noun
glance
/
Noun, Verb
gourmet
/x
Noun, Adjective
ground
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
halt
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
hardwired
x/x
Adjective
help
/
Verb, Noun
hoc
/
Name
impact
x/
Noun, Verb
implementation
xxx/x
Noun
industry
/xx
Noun
influence
/xx
Noun, Verb
integrated
/xxx
Adjective
interest
/x
Noun, Verb
item
/x
Noun, Verb, Adverb
job
/
Noun, Verb
kang
/
Name, Verb
last
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
late
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
latter
/x
Adjective
lens
/
Noun, Verb
life
/
Noun, Verb
mais
/
Noun
make
/
Verb, Noun
meta
/x
Noun, Adjective
mind
/
Noun, Verb
moot
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
motif
x/
Noun
multiprocessor
xx/xx
Noun
multipurpose
xx/x
Adjective
name
/
Noun, Verb
nature
/x
Noun, Verb
need
/
Verb, Noun
none
/
Noun, Adverb
objet
x/
Noun
order
/x
Noun, Verb
persistence
x/x
Noun
persistency
x/xx
Noun
personalities
xx/xx
Noun
perspective
x/x
Noun, Adjective
philosophy
x/xx
Noun, Verb
preparation
xx/x
Noun
problem
/x
Noun, Adjective
processing
/xx
Noun
pur
/
Noun, Verb
radiographic
/xx/x
Adjective
receive
x/
Verb, Noun
regard
x/
Noun, Verb
relation
x/x
Noun
relevance
/xx
Noun
remainder
x/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
reproduced
xx/
Verb
respect
x/
Noun, Verb
rest
/
Noun, Verb
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
sorta
/x
Adverb
anymore
xx/
Adverb
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
tell
/
Verb, Noun
literally
/xxx
Adverb
expression
x/x
Noun
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
breakeven
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
get
/
Verb, Noun
save
/
Verb, Noun
collocation
xx/x
Noun