Purpose and Sake

Purpose

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

Sake is a synonym for purpose. In some cases you can use "Sake" instead a noun "Purpose".

Sake

Sake noun - The purpose of achieving or obtaining.
Usage example: for the sake of argument

Purpose is a synonym for sake in reason topic. You can use "Purpose" instead a noun "Sake", if it concerns topics such as cause, consequence.

How words are described

good good purpose good sake
special special purpose special sake
common common purpose common sake
simple simple purpose simple sake
Other adjectives: evil, holy, sole.

Both words in one sentence

  • They may instead use their powers for the more broad purpose of education, or even just for the pure sake of adventure.
  • Video Game / Space Quest Conversely, Astro Chicken in Space Quest III serves a very important purpose (it gets the plot moving, for god's sake!), but there's no indication that it serves that purpose!
  • Terrell supposedly started the group for the purpose of getting out of Gail Kim's shadow, but somewhere down the line their purpose became tormenting the other knockouts for the sake of it.
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