Purpose and Risk

Purpose

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

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Risk and purpose are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Risk" instead the word "Purpose" as a noun or a verb.

Risk noun - Something that may cause injury or harm.

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Purpose and risk are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Purpose" instead the word "Risk" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: risky, risked, riskiness, risking

good	good purpose	good risk
special	special purpose	special risk
similar	similar purpose	similar risk
common	common purpose	common risk
Other adjectives: obvious, actual, real, little, main, new, major, possible, apparent, less, further, greater, larger, higher.

death	purpose death	risk death
anyone	purpose anyone	risk anyone

All the Worlds Are a Stage: The Temple is a Final Exam Stage (sans the death risk) the entire purpose of which is to prep you up for the climax.

Source: Video Game / Journey
He cannot defend himself by telling her his purpose for this, since that would put her at risk if she were ever interrogated.

Source: Literature / The Nightingale (Kristin Hannah)
It actually served a double purpose - lightning users are vulnerable to water attacks, since it increases the risk of electrocuting themselves.

Source: Webcomic / Pacificators

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