Effect
Purpose
Purpose verb - To have in mind as a purpose or goal.
Usage example: I've been purposing to fix that thing for some time now
Effect is a synonym for purpose in use topic. Sometimes you can use "Effect" instead the word "Purpose" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as result, advantage, consequence.
How words are described
| good | good effect | good purpose |
| special | special effect | special purpose |
| exact | exact effect | exact purpose |
| similar | similar effect | similar purpose |
| Other adjectives: common, specific, original, single, actual, real, little, main, practical, major, useful, dramatic, apparent, secondary, greater, intended, different, opposite, comedic. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- However, for the purposes of this trope, we are primarily concerned about examples whose primary purpose or effect is the randomness.
Source: Random Effect Spell - Almost lampshaded in this Order of the Stick comic, though it doesn't quite have its normal purpose or effect especially considering the character making the speech is himself is unnatural through divine magic but doesn't recognize this in the speech.
Source: Not So Different / Web Comics - Specifically, this Mind Rape effect is reasoned to be self-inflicted and caused by eternal separation from God, resulting to loss of sense of purpose, sanity and even the ability to comprehend love and "everlasting happiness".
Cite this Source
Purpose and Effect. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/effect/purpose
Effect & Purpose. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/effect/purpose>.
Purpose or Effect. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/effect/purpose.
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