Compass
Compass noun - A guiding or motivating purpose or principle.
Usage example: a young go-getter who lost his moral compass in the course of his quest for fame and fortune
Objective and compass are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Objective" instead a noun "Compass".
Nearby Words: compassion, compassed, compassing
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Along with the current mission objective that can be accessed from the pause menu, BioShock provided a compass on top of the HUD that would automatically point in the direction of your goal.
Source: Now, Where Was I Going Again? - If you watch the objective compass, you'll notice that it goes haywire every few minutes.
Source: Product Placement / Video Games -
One button lets you look at your watch (which shows time until air runs out and ambient light level, for sneaking) while another brings up his notes (listing your next objective, with a compass pointing the way).
Source: Diegetic Interface
Cite this Source
Objective and Compass. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compass/objective
Compass & Objective. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/compass/objective>.
Objective or Compass. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/compass/objective.
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