Synonyms of purposes

purposes 1 of 2

noun

plural of purpose

1

as in goals

something that one hopes or intends to accomplish

the purpose of the research is to discover how the virus is transmitted

Synonyms & Similar Words

• goals
• plans
• objectives
• aims
• intents
• intentions
• ideas
• objects
• ambitions
• things
• dreams
• aspirations
• meanings
• targets
• ideals
• designs
• points
• pretensions
• ends
• projects
• bournes
• marks
• hopes
• schemes
• desires
• wishes
• minds
• plots
• destinations
• holy grails
• grails
• nirvanas
• termini

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• means
• methods
• ways

2

as in roles

the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists

still trying to discover her purpose in life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• roles
• tasks
• functions
• jobs
• works
• parts
• capacities
• places
• positions
• missions
• businesses
• activities
• concerns
• situations
• hands
• duties
• services
• involvements
• offices
• affairs
• occupations
• uses
• participations
• responsibilities
• vocations
• pursuits
• posts
• assignments
• employs
• niches
• callings
• commissions
• charges

purposes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of purpose

as in plans

to have in mind as a purpose or goal

I've been purposing to fix that thing for some time now

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plans
• intends
• means
• aims
• hopes
• contemplates
• wishes
• goes
• looks
• designs
• proposes
• tries
• purports
• attempts
• allows
• aspires
• calculates
• figures on
• dreams
• considers
• meditates
• schemes
• plots
• debates
• endeavors
• struggles
• accomplishes
• effects
• strives
• mulls (over)
• achieves
• performs
• ponders
• executes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of purposes

Noun

Combined with its co-founders' pledge to donate 80% of their equity and an employee donation matching program, roughly 20% of Anthropic's shares will be dedicated to public purposes, excluding any additional shares added later. — Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026

Preliminary findings indicate Wilcher accessed it on multiple occasions for non-law enforcement purposes, the GBI said. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

This article is for informational purposes only and is not financial advice. — Manny Khan, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Tech equities—for all intents and purposes, the stock market itself—wouldn’t be worth the paper they’re printed on. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

This, for all intents and purposes, could be Miami’s best chance at a win all year. — Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026

Leatherman uses the example of tightening a screw on a wobbly picnic table to tie the bit tool into the Picnic theme, but the implement really seems far handier for EDC purposes than for serving or eating meals in the great outdoors. — New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2026

LightStream approved financing ranging from $5,000 to $100,000 and marketed loans for a variety of purposes, including vehicle financing, debt consolidation and home improvement. — Dan Avery, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026

On a blistering surprise EP, Deafheaven find the vicious attack and grandiose drama of symphonic black metal perfectly suited to their purposes. — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026