Drive
Purpose
Purpose noun - Something that one hopes or intends to accomplish.
Drive and purpose are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drive" instead the word "Purpose" as a noun or a determination.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| similar | similar drive | similar purpose |
| normal | normal drive | normal purpose |
| specific | specific drive | specific purpose |
| initial | initial drive | initial purpose |
| Other adjectives: single, actual, entire, little, dark, main, new, major, final, larger, primary, different, said, higher, single-minded. | ||
Common collocations
| anyone | drive anyone | purpose anyone |
Both words in one sentence
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At the end of the second season, President Bartlet stands out in the rain as he regains his drive and purpose, before facing the press and announcing that yes, he will run for reelection despite the legal and public battles over his concealment of his MS.
Source: Redemption in the Rain - The Major not only admits that "[Millennium's] purpose is the total absence of purpose," he openly states to his mooks his main drive for doing what he does: "Gentlemen, I like war."
Source: Terrorists Without a Cause - In Gintama, Gintoki and Kagura are so prone to this in Shinpachi's presence that it frequently seems like they're doing it on purpose just to drive him up the wall.
Cite this Source
Purpose and Drive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/drive/purpose
Drive & Purpose. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/drive/purpose>.
Purpose or Drive. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/drive/purpose.
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