Dislike and Purpose

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Dislike noun - A strong feeling of not liking or approving.

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Purpose is an antonym for dislike.

Nearby Words: disliked, disliking

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

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Dislike is an antonym for purpose in intention topic.

known	known dislike	known purpose
clear	clear dislike	clear purpose
special	special dislike	special purpose
particular	particular dislike	particular purpose
Other adjectives: similar, common, initial, obvious, real, little, major, general, possible, apparent, comedic.

The Rats dislike the movie presented to them, and the producer goes on to happily explain how the purpose of the sequel is to sell merchandise, and how the film itself requires little to no effort.

Source: Web Video / Jerma 985
This is an odd case, though, in that Spandam's speech serves no purpose to the plot, except perhaps to make the readers (or watchers) dislike him even more; when the transmission is finally cut, the only thing that matters to the ones who heard it is that the Buster Call is coming.

Source: Engineered Public Confession
Admittedly, they likely also know that Trixie intentionally saved up for the amulet with the express purpose of humiliating Twilight, giving them reason to dislike her outside of the corruption the amulet later caused.

Source: Characters / Friendship Is Magic: Redeemed

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