Direction and Purpose

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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Purpose and direction are semantically related in aim topic. In some cases you can use "Purpose" instead a noun "Direction".

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

Purpose

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

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Synonyms for Purpose

Antonyms for Purpose

Direction and purpose are semantically related in intention topic. Sometimes you can use "Direction" instead a noun "Purpose", if it concerns topics such as aim.

Nearby Words: purposeful, purposeless, purposive, purposed, purposely

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How words are described

good	good direction	good purpose
clear	clear direction	clear purpose
exact	exact direction	exact purpose
particular	particular direction	particular purpose
Other adjectives: better, similar, specific, original, true, precise, single, actual, entire, real, little, dark, new, general, political, possible, intended, different, opposite.

Both words in one sentence

It may be used to highlight a moment of epiphany for a character who has perhaps until now lacked a sense of purpose or direction.

Source: Gospel Choirs Are Just Better
Right before the final battle, the Big Bad will even mock each of them for being losers who relied the Watcher for purpose and direction.

Source: Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life
He's from a wealthy family and has no direction or purpose to his life.

Source: Film / Bottle Rocket

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