Goal and Reason

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

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Reason is a synonym for goal. In some cases you can use "Reason" instead a noun "Goal".

Nearby Words: goalless, goalie

Reason noun - A statement given to explain a belief or act.

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Goal is a synonym for reason in intention topic. You can use "Goal" instead a noun "Reason", if it concerns topics such as motive, cause.

good	good goal	good reason
clear	clear goal	clear reason
exact	exact goal	exact reason
particular	particular goal	particular reason
Other adjectives: common, specific, stated, original, true, obvious, simple, actual, entire, real, big, main, ultimate, major, sole, possible, apparent, primary, unknown, different.

Rather, the problem comes when the villains don't have much of a discernible goal or reason to work together besides defeating the hero, as was the case in Batman Returns.

Source: Films Discussed By Moviebob / Films Number To E
Bellamy was little more than a sociopathic bully who terrorized an entire town with his crew with no real reason or goal; he just wanted to push his weight around and be as much of a dick as possible.

Source: Stupid Evil
However, that's only the beginning... the goal slowly changes as we find out the Big Bad's reason for sending them on their travels; now their goal is to defeat the Big Bad, among other things.

Source: Series Goal

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Reason and Goal. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/goal/reason

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