Goal and Root

Goal

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

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Root and goal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Root" instead a noun "Goal".

Nearby Words: goalless, goalie

Root noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.

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Goal and root are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Goal" instead a noun "Root".

Nearby Words: rooted, rootless, rooter, rooting, rootlet

common	common goal	common root
certain	certain goal	certain root
true	true goal	true root
single	single goal	single root
Other adjectives: obvious, actual, real, last, eventual.

The group's goal was to root out all the undesirable females from the company and beat men to prove the right women(themselves) should be treated as equals.

Source: The Cheerleader
Who would want to root for a team of crooks whose goal was to drive a man to hate his father so much that he destroyed his inheritance?

Source: Inadequate Inheritor
He has few other moral stances; he just wants his family back and to live his life peacefully on his ranch, and he's willing to do anything including helping the local town marshal clean up crime to helping the local dictator root out La Résistance to achieve that goal.

Source: True Neutral

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

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Root or Goal. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/goal/root.

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