Liking and Purpose

Liking

Liking noun - Positive regard for something.

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Purpose and liking are semantically related in wish topic. In some cases you can use "Purpose" instead a noun "Liking".

Nearby Words: like, likable, liked

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

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Liking and purpose are semantically related in wish topic. Sometimes you can use "Liking" instead a noun "Purpose".

special	special liking	special purpose
particular	particular liking	particular purpose
better	better liking	better purpose
initial	initial liking	initial purpose
Other adjectives: simple, real, little, secret, less, mysterious.

The Theme Park Version : Done on purpose, since the creators admitted of liking the Rule of Cool approach to movies like this.

Source: Film / Flyboys
After concluding that his early life was not at all to his liking, he decides to make his own purpose - first as a genocidal supervillain hellbent on world domination, then, when that turned out to be a bad idea, he settled as guardian of the clones he created.

Source: Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life
For those who haven't watched the HTF show, it's well-known for blood and gore applied to adorable critters as part of its Black Comedy purpose, so removing them while still keeping the canon characters in the cast (albeit changed according to HTFMegaman's liking) will result in this trope.

Source: Video Game / Happy Tree Friends Adventures

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