Meant
Purposeful and meant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Purposeful" instead an adjective "Meant".
Nearby Word: mean
Purposeful
Purposeful adjective - Fully committed to achieving a goal.
Meant and purposeful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Meant" instead an adjective "Purposeful".
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The purposeful kind - The award is a joke specifically meant to make the recipient's life miserable, such as an "award" for "ugliest hair" or "tiniest brain".
Source: Medal of Dishonor
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Purposeful and Meant. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/meant/purposeful
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