Purpose : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'purpose': discover synonyms for the word purpose, such as intention or intent.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as purpose. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": aim and intention.


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Synonyms for purpose sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for purpose Degree of synonymy of purpose Frequency in the language
intention
   30050 10.96  
intent
   30050 5.61  
resolve
   30048 4.84  
function
   30047 11.08  
determination
   30047 2.78  
propose
   30046 13.00  
use
   30045 343.84  
role
   30017 18.22  
design
   30014 16.20  
purport
   30007 0.08  
aim
   29917 14.86  
effect
   20050 23.90  
sake
   20050 64.16  
cause
   20049 310.04  
relevance
   20049 1.61  
significance
   20049 3.49  
case
   20049 282.41  
result
   20049 19.76  
rationale
   20049 0.37  
reason
   20049 193.29  

Lexical field of "purpose"

aim
intention
intent
function
use
purport
role
determination
propose
design
resolve
objective
intended
rationale
meant
justification
motive
motivation
objectives
reason
mission
designed
aims
reasons
sake
idea
desire
aimed
goal
sense
significance
relevance
mandate
needs
means
intentions
usefulness
meaning
way
ambition
concern
used
vision
raison
task
cause
focus
thing
tenets
need