Purpose Synonyms

Contemplate , advantage, ambition, aim, and aspire are synonyms for purpose; insignificance and irrelevancy are antonyms of purpose. On this page, you will find 89 another word for purpose.

89 Another Word for Purpose

1. reason

  • Advantage
  • Aim
  • Ambition
  • Aspiration
  • Avail
  • Basis
  • Behoof
  • Benefit
  • Boot
  • Cause
  • Desire
  • Effect
  • End
  • Function
  • Gain
  • Goal
  • Good
  • Grounds
  • Hope
  • Impetus
  • Intention
  • Justification
  • Merit
  • Mileage
  • Motivation
  • Motive
  • Object
  • Objective
  • Occasion
  • Outcome
  • Percentage
  • Plan
  • Point
  • Profit
  • Reason
  • Result
  • Scheme
  • Target
  • Use
  • Usefulness
  • Value
  • Wish
  • Worth
  • Role

2. determination

  • Ambition
  • Backbone
  • Commitment
  • Conviction
  • Dedication
  • Determination
  • Drive
  • Enterprise
  • Enthusiasm
  • Firmness (of purpose)
  • Initiative
  • Motivation
  • Push
  • Resoluteness
  • Resolution
  • Resolve
  • Single-mindedness
  • Steadfastness
  • Thrust
  • Get-up-and-go

3. verb

  • Aim
  • Aspire
  • Contemplate
  • Decide
  • Design
  • Desire
  • Determine
  • Expect
  • Have a mind
  • Have in mind
  • Have in view
  • Have plans
  • Have the intention
  • Hope
  • Intend
  • Mean
  • Plan
  • Propose
  • Resolve
  • Set one's sights on
  • Set out
  • Want
  • Wish
  • Think of

Purpose Sentences

She acted with clear purpose.

The meeting had no purpose.

They questioned the project’s purpose.

His purpose is to inspire.

Everything happens for a purpose.