Desire
Purpose
Purpose noun - Something that one hopes or intends to accomplish.
Usage example: the purpose of the research is to discover how the virus is transmitted
Desire is a synonym for purpose in preference topic. Sometimes you can use "Desire" instead the word "Purpose" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as wish, intention, ambition, aim.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good desire | good purpose |
| clear | clear desire | clear purpose |
| particular | particular desire | particular purpose |
| similar | similar desire | similar purpose |
| Other adjectives: common, specific, stated, true, obvious, simple, selfish, actual, real, little, main, secret, ultimate, new, driving, sole, general, apparent, explicit, greater, basic. | ||
Common collocations
| ability | desire ability | purpose ability |
| death | desire death | purpose death |
| immortality | desire immortality | purpose immortality |
Both words in one sentence
- CLU wasn't a person, he was a program and it was his innate desire and purpose in existence to fulfill the mandate of his User.
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History Repeating: Blue, has most of the tracks as awesome rock tracks, each about the Robot Masters declaring their purpose and desire, or Mega Man and Dr Light regretting their actions.
Source: Music / The Megas -
Viola Davis plays a literal magical negro mammy/librarian in Beautiful Creatures whose only purpose and desire in life is to help the white characters solve their problems.
Source: Magical Negro
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