Purpose and Start

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

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Start is an antonym for purpose in topics: intention, intend.

Start noun - The point at which something begins.

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Purpose is an antonym for start.

Nearby Words: started, startled, starting, starter, startup

good	good purpose	good start
better	better purpose	better start
original	original purpose	original start
initial	initial purpose	initial start
Other adjectives: true, actual, real, main, new, possible, final, official.

Ain't No Rule against making a couple toons for PvP and then giving them really long names that are hard to type (and start with the same letter) or really similar names for the same purpose.

Source: Loophole Abuse / Video Games
Things start going for the worst when Angel claims to be hunting sheriffs for the sole purpose of exterminating every human being on earth, Lee being one of them.

Source: Literature / Finding Hope
Its only actual purpose is getting Mario and Goombella to meet there and start the investigation about the Door.

Source: Mac Guffin / Video Games

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Start and Purpose. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/purpose/start

Purpose & Start. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/purpose/start>.

Start or Purpose. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/purpose/start.

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