Synonyms of the word

purpose

• n. An object to be reached; a target; an aim; a goal.
• n. A result that is desired; an intention.
• n. The act of intending to do something; resolution; determination.
• n. The subject of discourse; the point at issue.
• n. The reason for which something is done, or the reason it is done in a particular way.
• n. (obsolete) Instance; example.
• v. (transitive) Have set as one's purpose; resolve to accomplish; intend; plan.
• v. (transitive) (passive) Designed for some purpose.
• v. (obsolete, intransitive) To have a purpose or intention; to discourse.

aim

• n. The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, or object, in the line of direction with the…
• n. The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.
• n. Intention; purpose; design; scheme.
• n. The ability of someone to aim straight; one's faculty for being able to hit a physical target.
• n. (obsolete) Conjecture; guess.
• v. (intransitive) To point or direct a missile, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or…
• v. (intransitive) To direct the intention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try…
• v. (transitive) To direct or point (e.g. a weapon), at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act,…
• v. (transitive) To direct (something verbal) towards a certain person, thing, or group.
• v. (obsolete) To guess or conjecture.
• n. Initialism of America Online. AIM; AOL Instant Messenger.

decide

• v. (transitive, intransitive) To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.
• v. (intransitive) To make a judgment, especially after deliberation.
• v. (transitive) To cause someone to come to a decision.
• v. (obsolete) To cut off; to separate.

design

• n. A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.
• n. A pattern, as an element of a work of art or architecture.
• n. The composition of a work of art.
• n. Intention or plot.
• n. The shape or appearance given to an object, especially one that is intended to make it more attractive.
• n. The art of designing.
• v. (transitive) To plan and carry out (a picture, work of art, construction etc.).
• v. (obsolete, intransitive) To plan (to do something).
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To assign, appoint (something to someone); to designate.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To mark out and exhibit; to designate; to indicate; to show; to point out; to appoint.

determination

• n. The act of determining, or the state of being determined.
• n. Bringing to an end; termination; limit.
• n. Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion.
• n. The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness.
• n. (countable) The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy.
• n. (countable) That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.
• n. A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part.
• n. (countable) The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity,…
• n. The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents.
• n. The addition of a distinguishing featureto a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent; -- the opposite…
• n. The act of determining the relations of an object, such as genus and species; the referring of minerals,…

determine

• v. To set the boundaries or limits of.
• v. To ascertain definitely; to figure out, find out, or conclude by analyzing, calculating, or investigating.
• v. To fix the form or character of; to shape; to prescribe imperatively; to regulate; to settle.
• v. To fix the course of; to impel and direct; with a remoter object preceded by to.
• v. To bring to a conclusion, as a question or controversy; to settle authoritative or judicial sentence;…
• v. To resolve on; to have a fixed intention of; also, to cause to come to a conclusion or decision; to lead.
• v. (logic) To define or limit by adding a differentia.
• v. (obsolete) To bring to an end; to finish.

end

• n. The initial or (especially) the terminal point of something in space or time.
• n. The cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion.
• n. Death, especially miserable.
• n. Result.
• n. A purpose, goal, or aim.
• n. (cricket) One of the two parts of the ground used as a descriptive name for half of the ground.
• n. (American football) The position at the end of either the offensive or defensive line, a tight end, a…
• n. (curling) A period of play in which each team throws eight rocks, two per player, in alternating fashion.
• n. (mathematics) An ideal point of a graph or other complex.
• n. That which is left; a remnant; a fragment; a scrap.
• n. One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet.
• v. (ergative) To finish, terminate.

firmness

• n. The state of being firm; strength; permanence; stability; hardness; resolution.

function

• n. What something does or is used for.
• n. A professional or official position.
• n. An official or social occasion.
• n. A relation where one thing is dependent on another for its existence, value, or significance.
• n. (mathematics) A relation in which each element of the domain is associated with exactly one element of…
• n. (computing) A routine that receives zero or more arguments and may return a result.
• n. (biology) The physiological activity of an organ or body part.
• n. (chemistry) The characteristic behavior of a chemical compound.
• n. (anthropology) The role of a social practice in the continued existence of the group.
• v. (intransitive) to have a function.
• v. (intransitive) to carry on a function; to be in action.

goal

• n. A result that one is attempting to achieve.
• n. In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object.
• n. The act of placing the object into the goal.
• n. A point scored in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal.
• n. A noun or noun phrase that receives the action of a verb. The subject of a passive verb or the direct…
• v. (Gaelic football, Australian rules) To score a goal.

intend

• v. (intransitive, usually followed by the particle "to") To fix the mind upon (something to be accomplished);…
• v. To fix the mind on; attend to; take care of; superintend; regard.
• v. (obsolete) To stretch to extend; distend.
• v. To strain; make tense.
• v. (obsolete) To intensify; strengthen.
• v. To apply with energy.
• v. To bend or turn; direct, as one’s course or journey.
• v. To design mechanically or artistically; fashion; mold.
• v. To pretend; counterfeit; simulate.

intent

• n. A purpose; something that is intended.
• n. (law) The state of someone’s mind at the time of committing an offence.
• adj. Firmly fixed or concentrated on something.
• adj. Engrossed.
• adj. Unwavering from a course of action.

intention

• n. The goal or purpose behind a specific action or set of actions.
• n. (obsolete) Tension; straining, stretching.
• n. A stretching or bending of the mind toward an object; closeness of application; fixedness of attention;…
• n. (obsolete) The object toward which the thoughts are directed; end; aim.
• n. (obsolete) Any mental apprehension of an object.
• n. (medicine) The process of the healing of a wound.

mean

• v. To intend.
• v. To convey meaning.
• v. (transitive) To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).
• v. (transitive) To result in; to bring about.
• v. (transitive) To be important (to).
• v. (Ireland, Britain regional) To lament.
• adj. (obsolete) Common; general.
• adj. Of a common or low origin, grade, or quality; common; humble.
• adj. Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
• adj. Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
• adj. Of little value or account; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.
• adj. (chiefly Britain) Ungenerous; stingy, tightfisted; North American English: cheap; formal: niggardly, penurious,…
• adj. Disobliging; pettily offensive or unaccommodating; small.
• adj. Selfish; acting without consideration of others; unkind.
• adj. Causing or intending to cause intentional harm; bearing ill will towards another; cruel; malicious.
• adj. Powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging.
• adj. Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with.
• adj. (informal, often childish) Difficult, tricky.
• adj. Having the mean (see noun below) as its value.
• adj. (obsolete) Middling; intermediate; moderately good, tolerable.
• n. (now chiefly in the plural) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
• n. (obsolete, in the singular) An intermediate step or intermediate steps.
• n. Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium.
• n. (music, now historical) The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part…
• n. (statistics) The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number…
• n. (mathematics) Any function of multiple variables that satisfies certain properties and yields a number…
• n. (mathematics) Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and…

propose

• v. (transitive) To suggest a plan, course of action, etc.
• v. (intransitive, sometimes followed by to) To ask for a person's hand in marriage.
• v. (transitive) To intend.
• v. (obsolete) To talk; to converse.
• v. (obsolete) To set forth.
• n. (obsolete) An objective or aim.

purport

• v. To convey, imply, or profess outwardly (often falsely).
• v. (construed with to) To intend.
• n. import, intention or purpose.
• n. (obsolete) disguise; covering.

resoluteness

• n. The state or characteristic of being resolute; determination or resolution.

resolution

• n. A strong will, determination.
• n. The state of being resolute.
• n. A statement of intent, a vow.
• n. The act of discerning detail.
• n. (computing, photography) The degree of fineness with which an image can be recorded or produced, often…
• n. (computing) The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed.
• n. (computing) The process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address; lookup.
• n. (mathematics) The act or process of solving; solution.
• n. A formal statement adopted by an assembly, or during any other formal meeting.
• n. (sciences) The separation of the constituent parts (of a spectrum etc).
• n. (sciences) The degree of fineness of such a separation.
• n. (music) Progression from dissonance to consonance; a chord to which such progression is made.
• n. The moment in which the conflict ends and the outcome of the action is clear.
• n. (medicine) In a pathological process, the phase during which pathogens and damaged tissues are removed…

resolve

• v. (transitive) To find a solution to (a problem).
• v. (transitive) To reduce to simple or intelligible notions; to make clear or certain; to unravel; to explain.
• v. (transitive) To solve again.
• v. (intransitive) To make a firm decision to do something.
• v. (transitive) To determine or decide in purpose; to make ready in mind; to fix; to settle.
• v. To come to an agreement or make peace; patch up relationship, settle differences, bury the hatchet.
• v. (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) To break down into constituent parts; to decompose; to disintegrate;…
• v. To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain.
• v. (music) To cause a chord to go from dissonance to consonance.
• v. (computing) To find the IP address of a hostname, or the entity referred to by a symbol in source code;…
• v. (rare, transitive) To melt; to dissolve; to liquefy or soften (a solid).
• v. (rare, intransitive, reflexive) To melt; to dissolve; to become liquid.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To liquefy (a gas or vapour).
• v. (medicine, dated) To disperse or scatter; to discuss, as an inflammation or a tumour.
• v. (obsolete) To relax; to lay at ease.
• v. (chemistry) To separate racemic compounds into their enantiomers.
• n. Determination, will power.

role

• n. A character or part played by a performer or actor.
• n. The expected behaviour of an individual in a society.
• n. The function or position of something.
• n. Designation that denotes an associated set of responsibilities, knowledge, skills, and attitudes.
• n. (grammar): The function of a word in a phrase.

think

• v. (transitive) To ponder, to go over in one's head.
• v. (intransitive) To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.
• v. (intransitive) To conceive of something or someone (usually followed by of; infrequently, by on).
• v. (transitive) To be of the opinion (that).
• v. (transitive) To guess; to reckon.
• v. (transitive) To consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.
• v. To plan; to be considering; to be of a mind (to do something).
• v. To presume; to venture.
• n. (chiefly Britain) An act of thinking; consideration (of something).
• v. (obsolete except in methinks) To seem, to appear.

use

• n. The act of using.
• n. (uncountable, followed by "of") Usefulness, benefit.
• n. A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.
• n. Occasion or need to employ; necessity.
• n. (obsolete, rare) Interest for lent money; premium paid for the use of something; usury.
• n. (archaic) Continued or repeated practice; usage; habit.
• n. (obsolete) Common occurrence; ordinary experience.
• n. (religion) The special form of ritual adopted for use in any diocese.
• n. (forging) A slab of iron welded to the side of a forging, such as a shaft, near the end, and afterward…
• v. To accustom; to habituate.
• v. (reflexive, obsolete) To become accustomed (to), to accustom oneself (to).
• v. (transitive) To employ; to apply; to utilize.
• v. (reflexive, obsolete) To behave, act, comport oneself.
• v. (transitive, often with up) To exhaust the supply of; to consume by employing.
• v. (transitive) To exploit.
• v. (dated) To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat.
• v. (intransitive, now rare, literary) To habitually do; to be wont to do.
• v. (intransitive, past tense with infinitive) To habitually do. See used to.
• v. (transitive, with auxiliary could) To need; to benefit from.
• v. (intransitive) To consume a previously specified substance, especially a drug to which one is addicted.

usefulness

• n. The quality or degree of being useful.

utility

• n. The state or condition of being useful; usefulness.
• n. Something that is useful.
• n. (economics) The ability of a commodity to satisfy needs or wants; the satisfaction experienced by the…
• n. (philosophy) Well-being, satisfaction, pleasure, or happiness.
• n. (business, finance) A service provider, such as an electric company or water company; or, the securities…
• n. (computing) A software program designed to perform a single task or a small range of tasks, often to help…
• n. (sports) The ability to play multiple positions.
• adj. Having to do with, or owned by, a service provider.
• adj. Designating of a room in a house or building where mechanical equipment is installed; such as a furnace,…