Decisive and Purposive

Decisive

Decisive adjective - Fully committed to achieving a goal.

Purposive and decisive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Purposive" instead an adjective "Decisive".

Purposive

Purposive adjective - Made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing.

Decisive and purposive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decisive" instead an adjective "Purposive".

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