Issue
Issue noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.
Purpose and issue are semantically related in consequence topic. In some cases you can use "Purpose" instead a noun "Issue".
Purpose
Purpose noun - Something that one hopes or intends to accomplish.
Issue and purpose are semantically related in consequence topic. Sometimes you can use "Issue" instead a noun "Purpose".
How words are described
| special | special issue | special purpose |
| particular | particular issue | particular purpose |
| similar | similar issue | similar purpose |
| common | common issue | common purpose |
| Other adjectives: specific, original, single, obvious, actual, entire, real, little, main, important, new, major, general, political, final, primary, different. | ||
Common collocations
| ability | issue ability | purpose ability |
Both words in one sentence
- In one issue of Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow retrieves a disk that contains files from Gerald Robotnik about his true purpose.
Source: Corrupted Data -
Then again, considering its true purpose... This seems to be a recurrent issue with the series' Gaiden Games, if Evolved is any indication.
Source: Video Game / Front Mission -
With the reveal in the final issue that Chromia planted the bomb, it turns out she suggested this on purpose.
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Purpose and Issue. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/issue/purpose
Issue & Purpose. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/issue/purpose>.
Purpose or Issue. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/issue/purpose.
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