Synonyms for purposeful
ˈpɜr pəs fəlpur·pose·ful

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1. purposefuladjective

   Synonyms:
   focused, nose to the grindstone, determined

2. purposefuladjective

   Having purpose; intentional.

   Synonyms:
   determined, nose to the grindstone, focused

3. purposefuladjective

   Having a purpose in mind; resolute; determined.

   Synonyms:
   nose to the grindstone, focused, determined

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1. purposefuladjective

   serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal

   Antonyms:
   rudderless, afloat(p), meaningless, adrift(p), nonmeaningful, desultory, directionless, planless, purposeless, undirected, aimless

2. purposefuladjective

   having meaning through having an aim

   "led a happy purposeful life"

   Antonyms:
   desultory, rudderless, aimless, adrift(p), meaningless, nonmeaningful, undirected, directionless, planless, purposeless, afloat(p)

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1. List of paraphrases for "purposeful":

   targeted, intentional, deliberate, meaningful, voluntarist

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1. Eric Hovland:

   It’s flipping and tossing around, it looks like it’s even been roped by the tail. I mean this just wasn’t hooked on a line and accidentally dragged. This was purposeful and tragic.

2. William Bratton:

   The purposeful misrepresentation of crime data is rare but nevertheless unacceptable, and it will be dealt with accordingly.

3. Asif Khan:

   Usually people have their guard down at these conferences, if you have a meaningful and purposeful conversation, and they understand and like your product, they will introduce you to other people.

4. Euan Graham:

   That’s the level of sophistication – it looks like a strike package, and that’s part of the step up in pressure, this is not a couple of fighters coming close and then going straight back after putting one wing across the median; this is a much more purposeful maneuver.

5. Aloo Denish Obiero:

   Vision sees the stars; mission carves the path to reach them. Vision without a purposeful mission is a ship without a compass, drifting aimlessly in the sea of aspirations.