Point and Purpose

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Point

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

Usage example: what we're doing does have a point—doesn't it?

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Purpose is a synonym for point in objective topic. In some cases you can use "Purpose" instead a noun "Point", when it comes to topics like goal, planned.

Nearby Words: pointed, pointless, pointer, pointing, pointedly

Purpose

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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Point is a synonym for purpose in intention topic. You can use "Point" instead a noun "Purpose", if it concerns topics such as motive, reason, objective, planned.

Nearby Words: purposeful, purposeless, purposive, purposed, purposely

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good	good point	good purpose
exact	exact point	exact purpose
particular	particular point	particular purpose
similar	similar point	similar purpose
Other adjectives: specific, original, true, valid, single, actual, entire, real, little, main, important, new, major, driving, final, primary, different.

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