purposeful
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal
Related & opposite
- meaningful also see
- resolute also see
- purposeless antonym
- purposefulness derivation
- businesslike similar to
- goal-directed similar to
- purpose-built similar to
Sense 2 adjective
having meaning through having an aim
led a happy purposeful life
Related & opposite
- purposefulness derivation
- meaningful similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | meaningful |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | resolute |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | purposeless |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | purposefulness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | businesslike |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | goal-directed |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | purpose-built |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | purposefulness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | meaningful |