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Synonyms for purposeful
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : pur-puh s-fuh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɜr pəs fəl |
Top 10 synonyms for purposeful
Définition of purposeful
Origin :- 1835, from purpose (n.) + -ful. Related: Purposefully.
- adj resolved to do something
- He moved off with all the confident air of his simple, purposeful nature.
- Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
- It was the stubborn, purposeful character of the man that she admired, and thought most of.
- Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
- And he was cool, too; cool and self-contained; fearless and purposeful.
- Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
- He accepted that feeling with a purposeful sternness, and tried to pass on.
- Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad
- He, this man who had robbed me of my hard-working, purposeful existence.
- Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad
- Instead, we find men weak where they should be most purposeful and brave.
- Extract from : « The Arena » by Various
- They can be modified, but only to a limited extent, by the purposeful efforts of men.
- Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner
- There were weavings like the purposeful feints of boxers not yet come to battle.
- Extract from : « The Aliens » by Murray Leinster
- All his work is purposeful, conveying to his readers a moral lesson.
- Extract from : « Harbor Tales Down North » by Norman Duncan
- Purposeful activity is as natural to man as playing is to a kitten.
- Extract from : « Progress and History » by Various
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