Purpose and Reason

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Purpose

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

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Reason is a synonym for purpose in motive topic. In some cases you can use "Reason" instead a noun "Purpose", when it comes to topics like intention, subject, objective.

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

Reason

Reason noun - A statement given to explain a belief or act.

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Purpose is a synonym for reason in motive topic. You can use "Purpose" instead a noun "Reason", if it concerns topics such as intention, subject, aim, cause.

Nearby Words: reasonable, reasoning, reasoned, reasonably, reasonableness

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good	good purpose	good reason
exact	exact purpose	exact reason
particular	particular purpose	particular reason
specific	specific purpose	specific reason
Other adjectives: stated, original, true, obvious, logical, actual, entire, real, little, main, practical, major, sole, possible, apparent, primary, discernible, unknown, different.

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little

purpose little

reason little

Both words in one sentence

Much of the story is about the characters' finding their purpose or reason for fighting.

Source: Video Game / Final Fantasy IX
Pigskin takes place in a "Seventh Century A.D." where Vikings battle barbarian hordes on the English countryside for no determinable reason or purpose.

Source: Low Fantasy
The multiverse may have no apparent ultimate purpose or reason for existence, other than it just is.

Source: The Multiverse

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