Direction and Goal

Direction

Direction noun - A guiding or motivating purpose or principle.

Usage example: a life that seemed to lack any direction other than the mindless pursuit of empty pleasures

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Goal and direction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Goal" instead a noun "Direction".

Nearby Words: direct, directed, directly, director, directive

Goal noun - Something that one hopes or intends to accomplish.

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Direction and goal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Direction" instead a noun "Goal".

Nearby Words: goalless, goalie

good	good direction	good goal
clear	clear direction	clear goal
exact	exact direction	exact goal
particular	particular direction	particular goal
Other adjectives: specific, certain, future, current, original, true, single, actual, entire, real, new, vague, general, possible, last, central, intended, different, opposite, overall.

You Are a Credit to Your Race: Emmanuel makes a brief comment concerning Birgitta: he "complements" her work ethic as "not being backwards" but goes on to say that Germans have no real sense of direction and motivation toward a goal.

Source: Literature / Malevil
His goal of scaring you into believing in God occasionally veers in a creepy direction.

Source: Scare 'Em Straight
In acheiving this goal, Gee used a direction style akin to the creation of a collage.

Source: Film / Meeting People is Easy

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