Purpose and Theory

Purpose

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

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Theory and purpose are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Theory" instead a noun "Purpose".

Theory noun - An idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation.

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Purpose and theory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Purpose" instead a noun "Theory".

good	good purpose	good theory
particular	particular purpose	particular theory
better	better purpose	better theory
similar	similar purpose	similar theory
Other adjectives: common, original, initial, single, logical, actual, entire, real, little, main, new, general, political, possible, basic, different, scientific.

But a conspiracy theory gives us a clear idea that something (They) is behind all of this and since They have an agenda, it all serves some purpose, after all.

Source: So You Want To / Write A Conspiracy Theory
In theory, its purpose was to harass infantry and quickly deliver small fireteams.

Source: Game Breaker / First-Person Shooter
A reasonable theory, however would be that the acid doesn't actually have the same purpose as blood- it's more of a defence mechanism that makes its victims reluctant to kill it.

Source: Alien Blood

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