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Antonyms for purposeful
ˈpɜr pəs fəlpur·pose·ful
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purposefuladjective
Synonyms:
focused, nose to the grindstone, determinedpurposefuladjective
Having purpose; intentional.
Synonyms:
determined, nose to the grindstone, focusedpurposefuladjective
Having a purpose in mind; resolute; determined.
Synonyms:
nose to the grindstone, focused, determined
Princeton's WordNet
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, aimlesspurposefuladjective
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)
How to use purposeful in a sentence?
The M&M’S brand is on a mission to use the power of fun to create purposeful connections, as we work to create a world where everyone feels they belong.
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.
Today's report continues to reflect the purposeful sacrifice being made by America's workers and their families to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
The reality is that most introverts are actually quite charming, inspirational and charismatic and are perceived this way, because they have a foundation of authenticity that comes from being very thoughtful and purposeful in their leadership style.
You have a purposeful abuse of children for political gain.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#19887 | meaningless | |
#37128 | purposeful | |
#68527 | aimless | |
#69561 | undirected | |
#119279 | desultory | |
#148311 | purposeless | |
#179740 | directionless | |
#207082 | rudderless |
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