Ideal and Purpose

Ideal

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

Usage example: his ideal is to make enough money so that he can retire at 50

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Purpose and ideal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Purpose" instead a noun "Ideal".

Nearby Words: idea, idealistic, ideally, idealize, idealise

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

Usage example: the purpose of the research is to discover how the virus is transmitted

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Ideal and purpose are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ideal" instead a noun "Purpose".

particular	particular ideal	particular purpose
similar	similar ideal	similar purpose
original	original ideal	original purpose
noble	noble ideal	noble purpose
Other adjectives: true, actual, real, main, ultimate, new, heroic, political, mysterious, greater, opposite, higher, cosmic.

His one desire and purpose in life is to serve the Nazi ideal and bring about the perfect world Hitler dreamed of, and in his own way he's totally unselfish about it.

Source: Comicbook / Red Skull
Unwitting Pawns: None of the combatants are aware of the competition's true purpose, which is to determine which of them will make the ideal vessel for Miranda's disembodied spirit.

Source: Anime / Variable Geo
In Drowtales this is the ideal relationship between a drow and any demon they have been "tainted" with, either accidentally or on purpose, resulting in red eyes.

Source: Symbiotic Possession

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